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 ...

Ganesha – World’s ‘first’ Xeno-transplant 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.

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 ...

An artist works on an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha inside a workshop ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

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, ...

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 ...

Every year for 10 days, Mumbai immerses itself in a frenzy of paying homage to the elephant-headed god Ganesha, the Hindu deity of wisdom, knowledge and good fortune.

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 ...