The Indian festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom and prosperity in Hindu mythology, who is also recognised as the god of new beginnings ...

Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of the Hindu god Ganesh. Ganesha is the younger son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. There are various stories behind his birth but, ...

Folklore has it that elephants never forget, and Paul Courtright has reason to believe it. A professor of religion at Emory University, he immersed himself in the story of Ganesha, the beloved ...

Although it is not known exactly when Ganesh Chaturthi was first observed, it has been publicly celebrated in the Indian city of Pune since the era of Chhatrapti Shivaji (1630 to 1680).

India's Ganesh Festival: Mumbai Parties, Prays For Elephant-Headed God For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was ...

Devotees touch the foot of a giant idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh during the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' Hindu festival in Hyderabad Credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images .

Ganesh Chaturthi Special Baby Names: Lord Ganesh, also known as Ganesha and Ganapati is a much-loved, elephant-headed Hindu God.According to Hindu mythology, he is the son of Goddess Parvati and ...

Hindu devotees chant as they carry a statue of the Hindu God Ganesha on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in New Delhi, India on September 17, 2024. Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images ...

Devotees line up to offer prayers and seek blessings at a 52-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesh in Hyderabad. Credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images A man, wearing a mask of the Hindu god Ganesh, the ...