EditorialIndia: Statues of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh (also known as Ganesha, Ganpati, Ganapati, Vinayak), at Chowpatty Beach in Girgaum, Mumbai, being readied for immersion in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Festival (Ganpati Festival, Ganesh Chaturthi). Bac
EditorialThailand: During the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket Town, which features various forms of often gruesome self-punishment, two participants are having a chat, while their friend, with a pistol shoved through one of his cheeks, sits mutely in the back