In pictures: Ganesh Chaturthi in the times of coronavirus pandemic

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi with message "May Lord Ganesha give us more power to fight against COVID-19", at Puri beach in Odisha. (PTI)

Children wear masks of Lord Ganesh on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at an orphanage in Birpur village, North 24 Parganas district, Saturday. (PTI)

A man sprays disinfectants on a pandal, during the biweekly lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread, in Kolkata. (PTI)

A Indore-based devotee made a coronavirus-themed Ganpati idol using chocolate to pay tribute to COVID warriors as well as to spread awareness about it. (ANI)

Priests and devotees offer prayers at state BJP office, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Chennai, Saturday. (PTI)

A devotee wearing a PPE kit offers prayers at a community puja pandal on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata, Saturday. (PTI)