No one knows exactly how many gods and goddesses there are in Hinduism, but it’s true that some of them are more well-known ...

Walmart.com has stopped sales of underwear featuring the Hindu god Ganesh following a letter of protest by a Reno-based Hindu activist. Rajan Zed reached out to Walmart on Wednesday asking that ...

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 ...

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 ...

If the story of Lord Ganesha is true, as depicted in the Hindu mythology, He is, perhaps, the first example of xeno-transplantation in the world. He is the elephant-headed God, the embodiment of ...

Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes and authors, according to ...

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, according to the most popular tale ...

(The Conversation) — Ancient Indian texts describe in detail which flowers are favored by which gods and the elaborate rituals around how to offer them.