Editorial photo #5977814 Religion and Belief
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival In Tamil Nadu
Tamil boy painting small clay idols of Lord Ganesha (Lord Ganesh) at an idol workshop along the roadside during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Kaddalur, Tamil Nadu, India on August 26, 2017. Ganesh Chaturthi (also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi) is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesh clay idols privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary temples along the roadside). (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)