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A man transports an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama on motorcycle as he arrives to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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A woman holds an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama as she arrives with her family to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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A woman holds an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama in an auto-rickshaw as she arrives to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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People search for reusable materials among offerings and idols of the Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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A girl searches for reusable materials amid offerings and idols of Goddess Dashama left on the banks of the Sabarmati river after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A woman searches for reusable materials amid offerings and idols of Goddess Dashama left on the banks of the Sabarmati river after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A silhouette of balloon vendors during the immersion of Goddess Dashama after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI

















