Gods old and new

Both Muslims and Hindu coolies and traders celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai. This year with Ramadan running parallel with the 11-days festival, celebrations have doubled with Hindus getting equally involved in organising Iftars. (TOI Photo)

Palestinian women seen through Ramadan decoration lights at the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City. During Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims across the world fast from from sunrise to sunset. (AFP Photo)

Bollywood actor Salman Khan offers prayers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Lalbaug in south-central Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by the people in Shukul bazar area of his constituency, after his arrival in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI Photo)