Ganpati Bappa... Morya: See How Nation Is Soaked In Fever Of Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi: The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is being celebrated these days in the entire country. A ten-day festival, it started this year on 25th August and will end on 5th September. Also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, the festival is marked with the installation of Lord Ganesha clay idols privately in homes or publicly on elaborate pandals. The festival ends on the tenth day when the idol is immersed in the nearby water body and it is believed that Lord Ganesha return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva. Here are some of the photos to show how the festival is being celebrated in the entire country. Have a look:

An Indian volunteer carries idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha on a makeshift raft to immerse in an artificial pond near the river Sabarmati during Ganesha Chaturthi in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrates the birth of Ganesha. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Devotees transport a giant idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The idol will be immersed in a water body at the end of the ten-day festival. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Hindu devotees carry Ganesha idols for immersion in the Arabian sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The ten-day long festival is dedicated to the worship of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha is transported in a truck during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The Ganesha idols are immersed in water bodies at the end of the ten-day festival. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

An Indian woman combs the hair of a child as she waits for customers for idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. The ten-day long Ganesha festival begins Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A devotee carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha home in taxi for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The idols will be immersed in water bodies after worship at the end of the festival. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

An Indian walks in front of an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh on the second day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Hyderabad, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrates the birth of Ganesha. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)

A devotee holds an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha on the back of a motorcycle during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The idols of Ganesha are immersed in water bodies at the end of the ten-day festival. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Indians travel on a truck transporting an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. The ten-day long Ganesha festival begins Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An Indian woman holds a child as she walks past idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bangalore, India, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. After worshipping the idols in their homes or specially set up worship venues, devotees immerse them in water bodies at the end of the festival. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)