AP PHOTOS: Festivals around the world
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?By The Associated PressA Hindu devotee arrives on a truck to participate in the immersion of idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha in the River Yamuna in New Delhi on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The immersion marks the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu God of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
A Hindu devotee arrives on a truck to participate in the immersion of idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha in the River Yamuna in New Delhi on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The immersion marks the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu God of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
Young Nepalese girls play while waiting for Kumari Puja at Hanuman Dhoka, Basantapur Durbar Square, Katmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. More than hundred girls under the age of nine gathered for Kumari Puja, a tradition of worshiping young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy. The ritual is a community affair held primarily to save small girls from diseases and bad luck in the years to come. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
Indian devotees prepare to immerse idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Chenab River during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Akhnoor, India, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
Devotees watch celebrations to mark the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Sept. 18. The festival marks the end of the monsoon season and is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
Artists with painted bodies and tiger masks perform during the annual 'Pulikali' or Tiger Dance in Thrissur, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Pulikali is a colorful recreational folk art revolving around the theme of tiger hunting, performed to entertain people during Onam, an annual harvest festival. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K., File)
AP highlights the best photos from festivals held around the world this week. This collection includes revelers celebrating at the Holi Festival of Colors in Lisbon, rounds of beer at Oktoberfest in Munich, devotees participating in Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in India and more.
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