Lord Ganesha ... elephant head, all the devtas said that from now on, no Hindu puja can be started without praying to Ganesha first. Ganesha's vehicle is the humble mouse which actually represents ...

They brought back the head of an elephant, which Shiva placed on the boy's body thus bringing Ganesha to life. Ganesha's attributes have many different interpretations. The big head represents ...

The god of wisdom and success, Ganesha has 108 names and each name represents one aspect of the god. Many of Ganesha's names are used in the chanting of the sahasranam or the thousand-names chant.

or Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom and good luck. He has a human body and an elephant head. Families buy a Ganesh idol for the occasion, and pray over it at home, before processing toward ...

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 ...