Ganpati Bappa Morya! The most-awaited and dearest festival has almost arrived and will be celebrated worldwide on September 7, 2024. The auspicious festival marks the birthday of the Lord Ganesha, the ...

The 10-day Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi ends Monday, when statues of the elephant-headed god are immersed in the sea, as well as rivers and lakes across India. Many devotees immerse their idols ...

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 ...

Pabsetti Shekhar offers prayers to some of the Ganesh idols he has collected at his home in Hyderabad. Shekar, 49, has the world's largest private collection of Ganesh idols - totalling 11,522 ...

A worker counts the idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival at a workshop in New Delhi, India, Sept. 7, 2013. Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which begins from Sept. 9 ...

On India's west coast, revelers hoist up statues of an elephant-headed god, and parade them toward the Arabian Sea. They sing and chant, and hand out food to bystanders. For 10 days, they perform ...

It was a matter of time before someone mentioned plastic surgery at the party. India’s amazingness had been the evening’s topic. Then Mars was mentioned, leading to more congratulations. Then, ...

An idol on sale in Ahmadabad depicts the Hindu god being lifted by members of the Indian cricket teamCredit: Ajit Solanki/AP An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh, imitating ...

On India's west coast, revelers hoist up statues of an elephant-headed god, and parade them toward the Arabian Sea. They sing and chant, and hand out food to bystanders. For 10 days, they perform ...