In pics: Prayers and peace as India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi, welcomes bappa

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated across India marks the worship of Lord Ganesh as the god of new beginnings and remover of obstacles.

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People visit a 69-ft tall idol of Lord Ganesha, made using eco-friendly clay and natural colours in Hyderabad. (PTI)

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People transport an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh at the back of a vehicle for the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. (Reuters)

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Girls buying idols of God Ganesh on the roadside on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Nehru Path in Patna, Bihar. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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People play drums in front of an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. (Reuters)

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A girl sits amidst idols of the Hindu god Ganesh inside a workshop on the eve of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai (Reuters)

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People carry an idol of Lord Ganesh in Kolkata, to celebrate the grand festival (PTI)

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A man carries an idol of Lord Ganesha on a boat with children on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Balurghat, West Bengal. (PTI)

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People gather to offer prayers at the Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jaipur. (PTI)

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Visuals showed people carrying idols of Lord Ganesh dressed in traditional attire on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi in Pune, Maharashtra (PTI)

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An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh is covered with a cloth on the eve of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. (Reuters)

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Mumbai Police personnel carry idols of Lord Ganesh on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. (PTI)

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Devotees take home an idol of Hindu god Ganesha for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Mumbai (AP)

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People crowd a market to buy decorative flowers and other material during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Mumbai,  (AP)

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta offered prayer at Ganesh Temple at Hanuman Temple premises at Baba Kharak Singh Marg on Wednesday morning in New Delhi (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)