--- description: In TIME's Photo of the Day, a Hindu idol is immersed in water. title: TIME's Photo of the Day: A Hindu Idol Immersed in Water image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e692443492244de/6987a7c2e53aba647d4da754/ts-del6256211.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An Idol Immersion by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2013 9:30 PM CUT  Oct. 14, 2013\. Indian workers immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the Hussainsagar lake on the occasion of the Dussehra-Vijaya Dashami Festival in Hyderabad. The annual Hindu festival worships the Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Oct. 14, 2013\. Indian workers immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the Hussainsagar lake on the occasion of the Dussehra-Vijaya Dashami Festival in Hyderabad. The annual Hindu festival worships the Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.Noah Seelam—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2013 9:30 PM CUT  Oct. 14, 2013\. Indian workers immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the Hussainsagar lake on the occasion of the Dussehra-Vijaya Dashami Festival in Hyderabad. The annual Hindu festival worships the Goddess Durga, who symbolizes power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. Noah Seelam—AFP/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3803199/hindu-idol-lowered-into-water/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3803199/hindu-idol-lowered-into-water/"},"headline":"An Idol Immersion","datePublished":"2013-10-14T21:30:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:40:39.055Z","description":"In TIME's Photo of the Day, a Hindu idol is immersed in water.","url":"https://time.com/3803199/hindu-idol-lowered-into-water/","keywords":["LightBox","India","Hindu","Photo of the Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e692443492244de/6987a7c2e53aba647d4da754/ts-del6256211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo Department","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo-department/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e692443492244de/6987a7c2e53aba647d4da754/ts-del6256211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Indian workers immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the Hussainsagar lake on the occasion of the Dussehra-Vijaya Dashami Festival in Hyderabad.","caption":"Indian workers immerse an idol of Hindu goddess Durga in the Hussainsagar lake on the occasion of the Dussehra-Vijaya Dashami Festival in Hyderabad.","creditText":"Noah Seelam—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-lightbox/","name":"LightBox"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3803199/hindu-idol-lowered-into-water/","name":"An Idol Immersion"}}]}] ```