In Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is presented as a portly elephant-headed figure with four arms. He is considered the god of wisdom, the patron of science and art and the remover of obstacles.

The idol in 1942, for example, was designed to show solidarity with the Quit India movement, along with a clay idol of Mahatma Gandhi worshipping the elephant-headed god.

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On India's west coast, revelers hoist up statues of an elephant-headed god, and parade them toward the Arabian Sea. They sing and chant, and hand out food to bystanders. For 10 days, they perform ...

The most-awaited and dearest festival has almost arrived and will be celebrated worldwide on September 7, 2024. The auspicious festival marks the birthday of the Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed ...

Indian devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in the Indian ocean at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai on September 16, 2018, as part of Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

An artist works on an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha inside a workshop ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Credit: AP/Rafiq Maqbool ...