Ganesh visarjan/immersion

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Puja for the idols before the immersion

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India the land of masses

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A happy young boy with his family deity

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Laughter

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All happy

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Photo of Ganesh visarjan/immersion by Gauraang Pradhan

A women vendor with her child

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and the most important functionaries---collecting the trash

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Movement of the people

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Pulling the idol in the water for immersion

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A family wanting a photo taken

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Photo of Ganesh visarjan/immersion by Gauraang Pradhan

i'm sure he came to be photographed

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Photo of Ganesh visarjan/immersion by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Ganesh visarjan/immersion by Gauraang Pradhan

Colourful balloons and Ganesha

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Photo of Ganesh visarjan/immersion by Gauraang Pradhan

The hold

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She sure had fun--all colour and not minding it

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Boats for rescue

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Hesitation

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Candly

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The stand alone snack of Mumbai —Pani Puri

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A human hive

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Selling colour

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Ganesh immersion festival is something similar to the carnival, millions of people on the streets, very loud music (even techno), a time of fun for the common man’s family. The festivities go on the full night, indeed the maximum city never winks an eye lid this night. Boom Boom!—Let’s forget the environmental damage for the day.

Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan
Photo of Mumbai, India by Gauraang Pradhan