In Hindu culture, the elephant symbolizes Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and god of wisdom. His elephant form embodies memory, strength, patience, and intellect, encouraging followers to adopt ...

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A so-called “elephant man” in India who has drawn comparisons to the Hindu god Ganesh — the lord of obstacles — would rather live a normal life than be worshiped by his countrymen, he said in a new ...

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 ...

(RNS) — Outside my fourth-floor window, the sounds of devotional chanting, lively music and drum beats echoed in the narrow street below. It was Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day Hindu festival that earlier ...

The Fort Bend County Republican party issued an apology after an ad featuring an illustration of the god Ganesha drew outrage from Hindu-Americans. In connection with the Hindu festival Ganesh ...

(The Conversation) — A recent ad from the meat industry in Australia, seeking to promote lamb as a food that people from a wide range of religious backgrounds can consume, has given offense to many ...

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 ...