An artisan puts the finishing touches on a sand sculpture of the elephant-headed god Ganesh on a beach in Puri, India, during a recent Hindu festival.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: An artisan puts the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on a sand sculpture of the elephant-headed god Ganesh on a beach in Puri, India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. , during a recent Hindu festival. Ganesh is revered by Hindus as the god of wisdom; his blessings are often sought at the beginning of literary or sacred writings to ensure that the writer encounters no obstacles. Hinduism, with more than 800 million followers followers see dairy herd. , is the world's third-largest religion. |
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