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US presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden on Saturday extended his wishes to people celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in the US, India and around the world.

“To everyone celebrating the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in the US, India, and around the world, may you overcome all obstacles, be blessed with wisdom, and find a path toward new beginnings,” he wrote on Twitter.

Following Biden, Democrat’s vice president nominee Kamala Harris extended her wishes.

Amid the Covid-19 spread, Indian community is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi on Saturday. The festivities for Ganesh Chaturthi continues for 10 days, during which devotees keep a Lord Ganesha idols at their homes and worship him. The festival ends with devotees immersing the idols into the water bodies on last day of the festival.