#GaneshChaturthi: Selfie Vinayaka or Bahubali Ganesha, which is your favourite?

Every Ganesh Chaturthi, thousands of Indians come out on the streets with colour, music, and an overwhelming lot of Ganesha idols, each outdoing the other.

Hindus celebrate the end of monsoon by bringing an effigy of Ganesha into their homes. Over the next few days, ritual prayers accompany decorations, singing, and a splendour of eat-treats. On either the 2nd, 5th, 7th or 10th day, Ganesha leaves the devotees' home and is immersed into water bodies in the neighbourhood.

Pandals come-up all over the country, the most elaborate in Mumbai, Maharashtra. However, across India, the main attraction remains the idol. Year by year, the idol-makers outdo themselves in scale and style, and find innovative ways to cash-in on annual trends.

For Ganesh Chaturthi 2015, from the much talked about selfie idol to a variety of eco-friendly ones, the range is long and interesting.