Hindu devotees across India celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival honoring Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom ...

Thousands of Hindu devotees took to the streets of Mumbai on Friday, carrying towering idols of the elephant-headed deity ...

MUMBAI, India (RNS) — The cute and chubby elephant-headed god has evolved in some festival depictions.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road. Hundreds of ...

Hindu devotees across India are gathering at temporary public shrines to celebrate the festival of Ganesha, the elephant ...

Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity ...

A file picture of an Indian artist painting an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP) For quite some years now, the Ganesh festival in late August has grown in size ...

Discover how Maa Parvati created Ganesha from turmeric, why Shiva cut his head, how he got an elephant head and why he is worshipped first.

Adi Vinayaka is a manifestation of the Hindu god Ganesha (Vinayaka) that depicts Ganesha with a human head, before his father Shiva beheaded him. This form of Ganesha is seldom worshipped, and only a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Modern Indian festivals (poorams) feature live elephants in elaborate processions. Animal advocacy groups are fighting for better ...