Artists give final touches to idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on September 19 this year. The festival in honour of Lord Ganesha is celebrated with much pomp and zeal across several states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Ahead of the festival, let's take a look at how people are preparing for the special occasion.

In this photo, artist Lalasaheb Deshmukh is at work making Ganpati idols at his workshop. He made an idol for prime minister Modi recently. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

The Ganesh Utsav festival celebrated for a period of 10 days, will conclude as Ganesha Visarjan on September 28. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

A pen artist from the village Hamrapur giving finishing touches to Hindu God Ganpati's idols, ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Maharashtra's Raigad district. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

The day is celebrated to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha, who is the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

Considered an important Hindu festival, Ganesh Chaturthi is also called as Vinayak Chaturdashi or Ganesh Utsav. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

BJP President JP Nadda offers prayers at Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo)

An artist prepares an idol of a Hindu goddess next to an unfinished idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesha, a month before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)

An artisan works on an idol of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Trimurti Studio, Lower Parel in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

A 12ft idol of Lord Ganesha being taken from Kambli workshop to Kolhapur, at Chinchpokli in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)