Devotees carry Ganesh idol through Kolkata streets

Devotees carry a Ganesh idol through a Kolkata street on 13 September 2026, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

On 13 September 2026, devotees in Kolkata were seen transporting Ganesh idols through city streets as the Ganesh Chaturthi festival drew near. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Devotees in Kolkata gathered around a Ganesh idol wrapped in protective plastic sheets during its transportation on 13 September 2026, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Devotees in Kolkata loaded a plastic covered Ganesh idol onto a vehicle on 13 September 2026 as part of pre festival preparations for Ganesh Chaturthi. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Devotees transported a Ganesh idol on a handcart from Kumartuli, Kolkata's famed idol making hub, on 13 September 2026, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Another Ganesh idol crafted in Kumartuli made its way through Kolkata streets by handcart on 13 September 2026, reflecting the scale of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Scenes of devotees pushing handcarts carrying Ganesh idols from Kumartuli filled Kolkata's lanes on 13 September 2026, a day before the main Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Devotees rolled a Ganesh idol on a handcart from Kumartuli through busy Kolkata lanes on 13 September 2026, with the city's Ganesh Chaturthi pandals awaiting their centrepiece. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

As Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 approached, devotees in Kolkata continued ferrying Ganesh idols from Kumartuli by handcart on 13 September 2026, capturing the city's vibrant pre festival spirit. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)