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 ...

In 2004, the New York-based Dressler traveled to Mumbai, India, to record the Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival held annually from late August to early September honoring the elephant-headed god.

Most depictions of Ganesha show the deity with multiple arms and the head of an elephant. It is often synonymous with wisdom, success and intellect. Rihanna caught backlash from the Hindu ...

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 ...

An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is transported through a street to a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

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.

A so-called “elephant man” in India, who has drawn comparisons to the Hindu god Ganesh, would rather live a normal life. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 64°F.

George Harrison visited The Beatles' producer, George Martin, after he had ear surgery. George gave Martin a statue of Ganesha the Hindu elephant god.

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.

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. An artist works on an idol of ...