Huge swarms 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 ...

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 ...

According to Hindu rituals, any offering made to the divinities have to first begin with Ganesha. The elephant-headed god is always accompanied by a tiny mouse or a mooshak.

Ganesha is one of the most worshipped gods in Hinduism, recognised by his elephant head Ganesha is recognised by his elephant head and is one of the most worshipped gods in Hinduism. He is the son ...

The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ... in larger numbers than other elephants in Asia.” The elephant-headed god Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, is invoked before every ...

Ganpatpura, the small town in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, is famous among pilgrims and devotees of the beloved elephant god Ganesh because of the special temple that it is home to. The Shree ...