No other Indian God is shown with this type of physique ... the festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi meet a watery end, when clay idols of Ganesh are immersed in local water bodies.

Ganesh Chaturthi is an important Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha and falls ... of the festival and the idols are kept for 1.5, 3, 5, 7 or 10 days ...

marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity and wisdom. The 10-day ...

With just a few days left for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities to kick in, artisans of the Kumbara community in Bengaluru are racing against time to create artfully designed idols to meet the heavy ...

“Clay idols crack easily. Damaging a sacred murti during worship would be sacrilege. Ganesh is supposed to be the vighnaharta (obstacle-remover). How can we risk cracks?” Calling for IIT ...

Ganesh Chaturti is a 10-day festival that marks the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god. Ganesha ... Getting the Ganesh idol There are three approaches to planning the puja for Lord Ganesh.

the famous lord will appear in thousands of households worldwide in one of India’s largest festivals called Ganesh Chaturthi, which, began last Friday, Aug. 28. Beginning that day, the Hindu god in ...

The second edition of “Eco-Mangalmurti”-an exhibition and awareness drive to promote and encourage use of eco-friendly idols of the loving elephant-headed God during the Ganesh-Utsav ...