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Jeffery D. Long

An Indian artisan puts the finishing touches of paint on an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Allahabad on September 1, 2016. The popular eleven-day long Hindu religious festival, Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated from September 5-15. / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA (Photo credit should read SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images) (Afp/getty Images)

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Jeffery D. Long