Ganesh Chaturthi

Auggie picking his Ganesha

Annika browsing for her Ganesha


Tiny kitty at the Ganesha stall


The statue I chose


The kids and their statues

Kids chose a statue for Gopi

Gopi will take his Ganesha home and perform a proper pooja before he puts his in the lake

Village Ganesha pooja

A family out for a festive evening

Ganeshas converging at the lake



Almost to the lake



A crane lowers the large statues into the lake


Auggie enjoying his last few minutes with his Ganesha

Since I was alone with the kids in this massive, pushing crowd of devotees I had them each hold an end of my pashmina and told them DON'T LET GO! A small person could really get lost in a place like this.


Auggie hands over his statue

The man in the middle is submerging August's statue


Until next year Ganesha... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!