印度全国许多印度教徒正在庆祝甘尼许诞辰（象神诞辰，Ganesha Chaturthi），这是一个庆祝甘尼许诞生的大约为期10天的节日，这是印度教最高的智慧、繁荣和好运之神。印度教是印度的主要宗教，有大量的宗教节日和宗教仪式。因此会在世界各地以各种各样的形式进行庆祝活动。以下收集的是各大新闻社近期拍摄印度教节日照片、印度教信徒的宗教仪式以及普通印度教徒的庆祝仪式，包括印度、印尼、英国和尼泊尔各地的照片。（共有照片36张）。
补充资料：
在印度，过了湿婆诞辰节（SHIVA），象神（甘尼许）诞辰节（GANESH CHATURTHI）马上就来了。今年的象神节是从本周日（8月23日）开始的，持续时间各地情况不同，有3天的、5天的，还有七天的、十天的。在这个节日里，印度信徒们或者去寺庙膜拜，或者请一尊象神在家里每天供奉。节日结束后，就会把象神像投到水里，让其消失在水里。然后节日宣告结束。
象神的形象是象头、人身，憨态可掬。再加上在印度教里被看做是财富、智慧、幸运繁荣的象征，所以深受人们喜爱。在许多印度寺庙和印度人家里都有供奉。按照印度历（月亮历），象神诞辰节的时间一般在8月20日到9月15日之间。印度各地对于象神节的庆祝情况不同，其中马哈拉施特拉邦、果阿、古吉拉特、卡纳达卡邦、泰米尔纳德邦、安德拉邦的庆祝活动最为热烈。此外，在尼泊尔、斯里兰卡，那里的印度教信徒也会庆祝这个活动。
按照印度教神话，象神是湿婆和他妻子帕瓦蒂PARVATI的孩子。湿婆长期征战在外，帕瓦蒂一人在家。洗澡的时候，由于没有人守候，所以用檀香木浆捏出一个人形，赋予其生命。让后让其在门外守护，不许外人进来。湿婆回来的时候，也被阻拦在外，盛怒之下，用自己的三叉戟砍下其头颅。帕瓦蒂出来后，看到自己的孩子已死，大怒，并发誓要天、地、地下三界。各路神仙以及湿婆都知道这个女人暴怒的厉害，于是派出他们的手下去寻找一个孩子的头颅，越快越好。条件是这个孩子的母亲由于疏忽，没有看护好自己的孩子。这些手下到处寻找，首先看到的是一头小象，然后砍下其头颅，恢复了帕瓦蒂儿子的生命。湿婆将其叫作GANESHA，意思是手下之神（LORD OF GAGAS）。
前面提到马哈拉施特拉邦对象神节非常重视，重要原因是印度近代史上的著名社会改革家，也是国大党的早期领袖提拉克1893年将其改造成了一个组织良好的公共活动。在提拉克看来，象神是“所有人的神”，把象神诞辰节变成一个全国性的节日可以弥合婆罗门和非婆罗门之间的距离，从而实现他们之间新的草根性团结。另外，通过节日庆祝，也可以增强人们对印度人统治的仇恨。因此，他大力鼓吹在各地建立象神像，并且确定了将象神像在10天庆祝后沉于水里的惯例。这个惯例所代表的是创造与坏灭的轮回。因为象神像是由当地泥土塑造，沉于水里，就是回归自然。
现在，象神节已经没有了当初提拉克设想的政治意义，重新成为了普通印度人生活中的节日。当然，并不是所有印度人都过这个节日。我的房东家就不过。他们反对这种偶像崇拜。但是大部分印度教信徒依然对这个节日非常重视，买神像、供鲜花、向寺院布施成了在这个节日的基本活动。那些终日在主人家里劳作的仆役也可以在这天休息一下。
然而，所有的节日都是商人赚钱的好机会。随着塑料材料的使用，象神像更好塑造，而且样子更为光鲜，价格更为低廉。这就带来了塑料污染的新问题。这些塑像沉于水里，但难以融化。因此，从政府到社会开始鼓励人们重新使用泥土作为原料，用水彩来代替油彩。在城市里，政府也指定地点来沉没象神像。我所在的班加罗尔，今年就专门制订了19个湖泊、水塘。周五的时候，有关领导还特地去巡视了一下。
今年的象神节与以往有所不同，因为H1N1流感病毒正在印度传播。班加罗尔已经有好几个人死亡，感染人数还在增加。街上可以随时看到戴口罩的人。政府也提醒人们在庆祝活动的时候要注意安全，尽量不要到人多的地方。不知道和蔼可亲的GANESHA是否能给今年的印度人带来好运气。
（摘自杨雪冬的博客）
1. 印度教的信徒用牛车拉着一座象头人身的印度教甘尼许神像，甘尼许诞辰节，印度，孟买，2009年8月23日。在在庆祝甘尼许诞辰的十天宗教节日结束时，会把这个神像浸入到海中或当地的河中。
Hindu devotees carry a statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh on a bullock cart during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The idols are immersed into oceans or rivers at the end of the ten day long festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Dhiraj Singh)
2. 2009年9月3日，孟买的信徒们抬着象头人身的甘尼许神像，幸运之神，将其浸没到海中。人们早在印度最著名的节日-“甘尼许诞辰”的两三个月前就制作好这种陶土的神像。人们抬着神像从大街上走过，边歌边舞，然后将神像浸没到河中或海中，象征着将他送到位于“凯拉西”的住所、同时以此来消除所有人类不幸的一种宗教送行仪式。
Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, for immersion in the sea on the last day of "Ganesh Chaturthi" in Mumbai September 3, 2009. Clay statues of Ganesh are made two to three months before the day of "Ganesh Chaturthi", a popular religious festival in India. The idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing, to be immersed in a river or the sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of his journey towards his abode in "Kailash", while taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
译注：凯拉西 =“Kailash”= 冈仁波齐峰，（藏语的音译，Gang Rinpoche），梵语称为????? ?????（Kailā?ā Parvata），耆那教称为Ashtapāda，是冈底斯山脉的主峰，海拔6656米，位于西藏普兰县境内，南临玛旁雍错。“仁波齐”即“仁波切”的另一个音译。
相传苯教发源于该山；印度教认为该山为湿婆的居所，世界的中心；耆那教认为该山是其祖师瑞斯哈巴那刹得道之处，藏传佛教认为此山是胜乐金刚的住所，代表着无量幸福。因此常年在此处转山的各地信徒不断。
补充资料：
冈仁波齐峰南麓。
西藏唐卡中的冈仁波齐峰。
湿婆的一家住在冈仁波齐峰
右起：湿婆、甘尼许、摩罗干、帕爾瓦蒂
湿婆和帕尔瓦蒂
甘尼许和摩罗干。
帕尔瓦蒂和她的子女甘尼许和摩罗干。
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3. 甘尼许诞辰节的最后一天，印度的印度教信徒和众多的象头人身的甘尼许神像一起聚集在孟买的阿拉伯海海滩上，准备举行神像入海的仪式；孟买，印度，2009年9月3日。
Indian Hindu devotees gather with large statues of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh, before immersing them in the Arabian Sea, on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
4. 甘尼许诞辰节的最后一天，在将神像放入阿拉伯海之前，脸上涂着彩色粉末的印度的印度教信徒们站在一座象头人身的甘尼许神像前，孟买，印度，2009年9月3日。
Indian Hindu devotees covered in paint stand in front of a large statue of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh, seen in the background, before immersing it in the Arabian Sea, on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Indian Hindus bring statues of the Hindu God Ganesh for immersion in the Arabian sea on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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Indian Hindu devotees splash water on a large statue of the Hindu God Ganesh before immersing it in the Arabian Sea on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Dhiraj Singh)
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A Hindu carries a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh for immersion into the Arabian sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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A boy dressed as Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, looks out from a window before being brought out to the public for display and worship during the Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu September 3, 2009. Nepal's Newar community began celebrating the Hindu festival of Indrajatra with the worship of the Kumari, or "living goddess", and the god of rain, Lord Indra. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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Hindu holy men chant mantras and pray in the Varuna Yajna ritual to appease the rain God at the Sankara Mattham in Mumbai on August 26, 2009. Ten priests stood neck deep in water for over 4 hours to perform a special prayers for the arrival of rains. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Hindu priest performs morning rituals with a traditional oil lamp on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu pilgrim feeds a sacred cow at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. Over 65,000 pilgrims and guests were expected to visit Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple during the three day festival to celebrate Janmashtami. This year's theme for the Krishna festival is the symbiotic relationship that exists between man, cows and the environment. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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An idol is seen reflected on a mirror as an artist gives final touches to an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the forthcoming Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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An artist works on an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the forthcoming Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu devotee gets his mouth pierced as he takes part in an annual religious procession called "Shitla Mata" in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 16, 2009. Hindu devotees subject themselves to painful rituals during the religious procession to demonstrate their faith and as a penance to the deity at a temple dedicated to the goddess Shitla. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
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Women have their hands decorated with henna on the eve of the Hindu festival of Hariyali Teej, in Allahabad, India, Saturday, August 22, 2009. Hariyali Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu women, celebrated for marital bliss and the wellbeing of their husbands. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu women take part in a traditional dance at Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009. Married Hindu women wear red bridal dresses to celebrate the Teej festival and pray for a long life and the well-being of their husbands. Unmarried women observe the festival by praying for a good husband. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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People in traditional costumes participate in the celebration of the Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu September 3, 2009. Nepal's Newar community began celebrating the Hindu festival of Indrajatra with the worship of the Kumari and the god of rain, Lord Indra. (REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar)
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Devotees form a human pyramid to reach a clay pot containing butter during the celebrations of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. Janmashtami marks the birthday of Hindu Lord Krishna. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Female devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing butter during the celebrations of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Devotees take a tumble while trying to form a human pyramid to reach a clay pot containing butter during the celebration of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Hindu devotees offer food to a cow and a calf, and pray as part of the "Pind Daan" rituals performed for the soul of departed ancestors on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) .
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Nepalese devotees pull the chariot with living goddess, locally known as the "kumari" during the week-long Indra Jatra festival at Durbar square in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals at a temple of Hindu God Krishna during Krishna Ashtami festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, in Patan, a suburb of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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A giant mask of a deity, locally known as "Bharaiv", is seen at roadside in Durbar square during the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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Hindu devotees take holy dips as they perform the "Pind Daan" rituals performed for the soul of ancestors in the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu woman celebrating the Rishi Panchami festival helps her friend to take a holy dip in the Bagmati River in Kathmandu August 24, 2009. During the festival, women worship Sapta Rishi (seven saints) by taking a holy bath, which symbolises the washing off of all the sins and impurity of the whole year. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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Indian President Pratibha Patil, seated left, interacts with children during a function marking the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. Raksha Bandhan is a day that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. (AP Photo/Presidential Palace)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Teej, at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees gather during "Gokarna Aunsi" at Gokarneshwar temple at Gokarna, a suburb of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. On this auspicious day, Nepalese Hindus gather at the shrine of Lord Shiva to perform anniversary rituals in memory of their departed fathers. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Hindu pilgrims pray in the main temple at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hindu pilgrims carry a life size model of the late Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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An artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of Hindu snake god Mansa at a workshop in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri August 16, 2009. Hindus across India and Bangladesh will be celebrating the "Nagpanchami" festival by worshipping snakes on Monday. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)
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Thousands of Tenggerese tribespeople climb up the holy Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on September 6, 2009, during the Hindu Yadnya Kasada festival. During the annual Yadnya Kasada festival the Tenggerese climb Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and seek the blessing from the main deity Hyang Widi Wasa by presenting offerings of rice, fruit, livestock and other local produce. (Mochammad RISYAL HIDAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hindu worshippers pray during the Kasada festival at Mount Bromo in Indonesia's East Java province September 6, 2009. Villagers and worshippers throw offerings into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo during the festival to give thanks to the Hindu gods for ensuring their safety and prosperity. (REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA SOCIETY)
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Local villagers try to catch a chicken thrown by Hindu worshippers into the crater of Mount Bromo during Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East java, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Every year people gathered for the annual festival where offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables, livestock or money are made to Hindu gods at the active volcano to ask for blessings and assure a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
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A villager carries a lamb he retrieved after it was thrown by worshippers into a volcanic crater during a ritual to mark the Kasada festival at Mount Bromo in Indonesia's East Java province September 6, 2009. (REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas)
印度全国许多印度教徒正在庆祝甘尼许诞辰（象神诞辰，Ganesha Chaturthi），这是一个庆祝甘尼许诞生的大约为期10天的节日，这是印度教最高的智慧、繁荣和好运之神。印度教是印度的主要宗教，有大量的宗教节日和宗教仪式。因此会在世界各地以各种各样的形式进行庆祝活动。以下收集的是各大新闻社近期拍摄印度教节日照片、印度教信徒的宗教仪式以及普通印度教徒的庆祝仪式，包括印度、印尼、英国和尼泊尔各地的照片。（共有照片36张）。
补充资料：
在印度，过了湿婆诞辰节（SHIVA），象神（甘尼许）诞辰节（GANESH CHATURTHI）马上就来了。今年的象神节是从本周日（8月23日）开始的，持续时间各地情况不同，有3天的、5天的，还有七天的、十天的。在这个节日里，印度信徒们或者去寺庙膜拜，或者请一尊象神在家里每天供奉。节日结束后，就会把象神像投到水里，让其消失在水里。然后节日宣告结束。
象神的形象是象头、人身，憨态可掬。再加上在印度教里被看做是财富、智慧、幸运繁荣的象征，所以深受人们喜爱。在许多印度寺庙和印度人家里都有供奉。按照印度历（月亮历），象神诞辰节的时间一般在8月20日到9月15日之间。印度各地对于象神节的庆祝情况不同，其中马哈拉施特拉邦、果阿、古吉拉特、卡纳达卡邦、泰米尔纳德邦、安德拉邦的庆祝活动最为热烈。此外，在尼泊尔、斯里兰卡，那里的印度教信徒也会庆祝这个活动。
按照印度教神话，象神是湿婆和他妻子帕瓦蒂PARVATI的孩子。湿婆长期征战在外，帕瓦蒂一人在家。洗澡的时候，由于没有人守候，所以用檀香木浆捏出一个人形，赋予其生命。让后让其在门外守护，不许外人进来。湿婆回来的时候，也被阻拦在外，盛怒之下，用自己的三叉戟砍下其头颅。帕瓦蒂出来后，看到自己的孩子已死，大怒，并发誓要天、地、地下三界。各路神仙以及湿婆都知道这个女人暴怒的厉害，于是派出他们的手下去寻找一个孩子的头颅，越快越好。条件是这个孩子的母亲由于疏忽，没有看护好自己的孩子。这些手下到处寻找，首先看到的是一头小象，然后砍下其头颅，恢复了帕瓦蒂儿子的生命。湿婆将其叫作GANESHA，意思是手下之神（LORD OF GAGAS）。
前面提到马哈拉施特拉邦对象神节非常重视，重要原因是印度近代史上的著名社会改革家，也是国大党的早期领袖提拉克1893年将其改造成了一个组织良好的公共活动。在提拉克看来，象神是“所有人的神”，把象神诞辰节变成一个全国性的节日可以弥合婆罗门和非婆罗门之间的距离，从而实现他们之间新的草根性团结。另外，通过节日庆祝，也可以增强人们对印度人统治的仇恨。因此，他大力鼓吹在各地建立象神像，并且确定了将象神像在10天庆祝后沉于水里的惯例。这个惯例所代表的是创造与坏灭的轮回。因为象神像是由当地泥土塑造，沉于水里，就是回归自然。
现在，象神节已经没有了当初提拉克设想的政治意义，重新成为了普通印度人生活中的节日。当然，并不是所有印度人都过这个节日。我的房东家就不过。他们反对这种偶像崇拜。但是大部分印度教信徒依然对这个节日非常重视，买神像、供鲜花、向寺院布施成了在这个节日的基本活动。那些终日在主人家里劳作的仆役也可以在这天休息一下。
然而，所有的节日都是商人赚钱的好机会。随着塑料材料的使用，象神像更好塑造，而且样子更为光鲜，价格更为低廉。这就带来了塑料污染的新问题。这些塑像沉于水里，但难以融化。因此，从政府到社会开始鼓励人们重新使用泥土作为原料，用水彩来代替油彩。在城市里，政府也指定地点来沉没象神像。我所在的班加罗尔，今年就专门制订了19个湖泊、水塘。周五的时候，有关领导还特地去巡视了一下。
今年的象神节与以往有所不同，因为H1N1流感病毒正在印度传播。班加罗尔已经有好几个人死亡，感染人数还在增加。街上可以随时看到戴口罩的人。政府也提醒人们在庆祝活动的时候要注意安全，尽量不要到人多的地方。不知道和蔼可亲的GANESHA是否能给今年的印度人带来好运气。
（摘自杨雪冬的博客）
1. 印度教的信徒用牛车拉着一座象头人身的印度教甘尼许神像，甘尼许诞辰节，印度，孟买，2009年8月23日。在在庆祝甘尼许诞辰的十天宗教节日结束时，会把这个神像浸入到海中或当地的河中。
Hindu devotees carry a statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh on a bullock cart during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The idols are immersed into oceans or rivers at the end of the ten day long festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (AP Photo/Dhiraj Singh)
2. 2009年9月3日，孟买的信徒们抬着象头人身的甘尼许神像，幸运之神，将其浸没到海中。人们早在印度最著名的节日-“甘尼许诞辰”的两三个月前就制作好这种陶土的神像。人们抬着神像从大街上走过，边歌边舞，然后将神像浸没到河中或海中，象征着将他送到位于“凯拉西”的住所、同时以此来消除所有人类不幸的一种宗教送行仪式。
Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, for immersion in the sea on the last day of "Ganesh Chaturthi" in Mumbai September 3, 2009. Clay statues of Ganesh are made two to three months before the day of "Ganesh Chaturthi", a popular religious festival in India. The idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing, to be immersed in a river or the sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of his journey towards his abode in "Kailash", while taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
译注：凯拉西 =“Kailash”= 冈仁波齐峰，（藏语的音译，Gang Rinpoche），梵语称为????? ?????（Kailā?ā Parvata），耆那教称为Ashtapāda，是冈底斯山脉的主峰，海拔6656米，位于西藏普兰县境内，南临玛旁雍错。“仁波齐”即“仁波切”的另一个音译。
相传苯教发源于该山；印度教认为该山为湿婆的居所，世界的中心；耆那教认为该山是其祖师瑞斯哈巴那刹得道之处，藏传佛教认为此山是胜乐金刚的住所，代表着无量幸福。因此常年在此处转山的各地信徒不断。
补充资料：
冈仁波齐峰南麓。
西藏唐卡中的冈仁波齐峰。
湿婆的一家住在冈仁波齐峰
右起：湿婆、甘尼许、摩罗干、帕爾瓦蒂
湿婆和帕尔瓦蒂
甘尼许和摩罗干。
帕尔瓦蒂和她的子女甘尼许和摩罗干。
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3. 甘尼许诞辰节的最后一天，印度的印度教信徒和众多的象头人身的甘尼许神像一起聚集在孟买的阿拉伯海海滩上，准备举行神像入海的仪式；孟买，印度，2009年9月3日。
Indian Hindu devotees gather with large statues of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh, before immersing them in the Arabian Sea, on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
4. 甘尼许诞辰节的最后一天，在将神像放入阿拉伯海之前，脸上涂着彩色粉末的印度的印度教信徒们站在一座象头人身的甘尼许神像前，孟买，印度，2009年9月3日。
Indian Hindu devotees covered in paint stand in front of a large statue of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh, seen in the background, before immersing it in the Arabian Sea, on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Indian Hindus bring statues of the Hindu God Ganesh for immersion in the Arabian sea on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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Indian Hindu devotees splash water on a large statue of the Hindu God Ganesh before immersing it in the Arabian Sea on the final day of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Dhiraj Singh)
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A Hindu carries a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh for immersion into the Arabian sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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A boy dressed as Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, looks out from a window before being brought out to the public for display and worship during the Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu September 3, 2009. Nepal's Newar community began celebrating the Hindu festival of Indrajatra with the worship of the Kumari, or "living goddess", and the god of rain, Lord Indra. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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Hindu holy men chant mantras and pray in the Varuna Yajna ritual to appease the rain God at the Sankara Mattham in Mumbai on August 26, 2009. Ten priests stood neck deep in water for over 4 hours to perform a special prayers for the arrival of rains. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Hindu priest performs morning rituals with a traditional oil lamp on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu pilgrim feeds a sacred cow at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. Over 65,000 pilgrims and guests were expected to visit Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple during the three day festival to celebrate Janmashtami. This year's theme for the Krishna festival is the symbiotic relationship that exists between man, cows and the environment. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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An idol is seen reflected on a mirror as an artist gives final touches to an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the forthcoming Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept.1, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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An artist works on an idol of Hindu goddess Durga for the forthcoming Durga Puja festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu devotee gets his mouth pierced as he takes part in an annual religious procession called "Shitla Mata" in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 16, 2009. Hindu devotees subject themselves to painful rituals during the religious procession to demonstrate their faith and as a penance to the deity at a temple dedicated to the goddess Shitla. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
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Women have their hands decorated with henna on the eve of the Hindu festival of Hariyali Teej, in Allahabad, India, Saturday, August 22, 2009. Hariyali Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu women, celebrated for marital bliss and the wellbeing of their husbands. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu women take part in a traditional dance at Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009. Married Hindu women wear red bridal dresses to celebrate the Teej festival and pray for a long life and the well-being of their husbands. Unmarried women observe the festival by praying for a good husband. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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People in traditional costumes participate in the celebration of the Indrajatra festival in Kathmandu September 3, 2009. Nepal's Newar community began celebrating the Hindu festival of Indrajatra with the worship of the Kumari and the god of rain, Lord Indra. (REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar)
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Devotees form a human pyramid to reach a clay pot containing butter during the celebrations of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. Janmashtami marks the birthday of Hindu Lord Krishna. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Female devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing butter during the celebrations of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Devotees take a tumble while trying to form a human pyramid to reach a clay pot containing butter during the celebration of "Janmashtami" in Mumbai August 14, 2009. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)
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Hindu devotees offer food to a cow and a calf, and pray as part of the "Pind Daan" rituals performed for the soul of departed ancestors on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) .
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Nepalese devotees pull the chariot with living goddess, locally known as the "kumari" during the week-long Indra Jatra festival at Durbar square in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals at a temple of Hindu God Krishna during Krishna Ashtami festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, in Patan, a suburb of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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A giant mask of a deity, locally known as "Bharaiv", is seen at roadside in Durbar square during the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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Hindu devotees take holy dips as they perform the "Pind Daan" rituals performed for the soul of ancestors in the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A Hindu woman celebrating the Rishi Panchami festival helps her friend to take a holy dip in the Bagmati River in Kathmandu August 24, 2009. During the festival, women worship Sapta Rishi (seven saints) by taking a holy bath, which symbolises the washing off of all the sins and impurity of the whole year. (REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha)
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Indian President Pratibha Patil, seated left, interacts with children during a function marking the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. Raksha Bandhan is a day that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. (AP Photo/Presidential Palace)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals on the occasion of Teej, at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees gather during "Gokarna Aunsi" at Gokarneshwar temple at Gokarna, a suburb of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. On this auspicious day, Nepalese Hindus gather at the shrine of Lord Shiva to perform anniversary rituals in memory of their departed fathers. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Hindu pilgrims pray in the main temple at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hindu pilgrims carry a life size model of the late Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, on August 16, 2009, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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An artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of Hindu snake god Mansa at a workshop in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri August 16, 2009. Hindus across India and Bangladesh will be celebrating the "Nagpanchami" festival by worshipping snakes on Monday. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)
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Thousands of Tenggerese tribespeople climb up the holy Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on September 6, 2009, during the Hindu Yadnya Kasada festival. During the annual Yadnya Kasada festival the Tenggerese climb Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and seek the blessing from the main deity Hyang Widi Wasa by presenting offerings of rice, fruit, livestock and other local produce. (Mochammad RISYAL HIDAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hindu worshippers pray during the Kasada festival at Mount Bromo in Indonesia's East Java province September 6, 2009. Villagers and worshippers throw offerings into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo during the festival to give thanks to the Hindu gods for ensuring their safety and prosperity. (REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA SOCIETY)
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Local villagers try to catch a chicken thrown by Hindu worshippers into the crater of Mount Bromo during Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East java, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Every year people gathered for the annual festival where offerings of rice, fruit, vegetables, livestock or money are made to Hindu gods at the active volcano to ask for blessings and assure a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
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A villager carries a lamb he retrieved after it was thrown by worshippers into a volcanic crater during a ritual to mark the Kasada festival at Mount Bromo in Indonesia's East Java province September 6, 2009. (REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas)