but it’s true that some of them are more well-known inside and outside India than others. Perhaps the most intriguing is ...

Lord Ganesha is a Hindu God and is a son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Known as 'Vighnaharta' or remover of obstacles, the elephant-headed Hindu God is worshipped at the beginning of any puja or on ...

A Hindu woman tells the story of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom. Ganesh is also revered as the Remover of Obstacles. There is always a rat present in pictures of him ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is an important Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha and falls in the month of Bhadrapada. It falls either in August or September as per ...

A group of devotees hoist a giant idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as they prepare to dunk it in the Arabian Sea, ...

Lord Ganesha’s broken tusk symbolizes sacrifice and devotion. The story behind it reveals his willingness to endure pain for his father, Lord Shiva, and teaches lessons of humility and wisdom.

Far from Republican festivities as Donald Trump claimed US election victory, residents of a sleepy Indian village celebrated ...

Vadluru: Far from Republican festivities as Donald Trump claimed US election victory, residents of a sleepy Indian village celebrated that their descendant would be the next "Second Lady", ...

"We expect her to help our village," the 43-year-old priest said, dressed in flowing saffron robes, after lighting a candle at the idol of Hindu elephant-headed deity Ganesh for Trump. "If she can ...

An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha is paraded before its immersion in the Arabian sea in Mumbai on September 17, 2024. - Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images ...