India bids bye to Ganpati

Indian devotees dance and throw colors as they prepare to immerse an idol of God Ganesha in the Gomati River during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Lucknow. (AP Photo)

The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo)

Devotees use a boat to immerse an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Gomati River during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Lucknow. (AP Photo)

Lord Ganesh devotees agt the bank of a river, ready to immerse the idol into the river.(AP Photo)

Man wearing the head of Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Chennai. (AP Photo)

Lord Gnesha have been different ways at different places. The idol is being immersed in the Hussain Sagar Lake during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Hyderabad. (AP Photo)