An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is transported through a street to a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of ...

An artist works on an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha inside a workshop ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Credit: AP/Rafiq Maqbool.

Devotees immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, during the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ...

Hindu devotees chant as they carry a statue of the Hindu God Ganesha on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in New Delhi, India on September 17, 2024. Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road.

Associated Press. MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rafiq Maqbool has been with The Associated Press for more than 20 years, covering conflict, politics, fashion shows, sports and everyday life.