Perhaps the most intriguing is Ganesha, a four-armed, elephant-headed god often ... By devoting oneself sincerely to one or ...

The religious landscape of Japan is a fascinating blend of Shintoism, Buddhism, and other traditions. Across cultures, India ...

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 ...

A Hindu woman tells the story of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom. Ganesh is also revered as the Remover of Obstacles. There is always a rat present in pictures of him ...

Lord Ganesha is a Hindu God and is a son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Known as 'Vighnaharta' or remover of obstacles, the elephant-headed Hindu God is worshipped at the beginning of any puja or on ...

The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ... in larger numbers than other elephants in Asia.” The elephant-headed god Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, is invoked before every ...

Nestled among the rolling fields just west of Chaska, the Chinmaya Mission may seem a bit out of place. Though the exterior doesn’t look much different than it did in the Minnesota Valley ...

Ganpatpura, the small town in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, is famous among pilgrims and devotees of the beloved elephant god Ganesh because of the special temple that it is home to. The Shree ...

(RNS) — On Broome Street, in the heart of Manhattan’s fashionable Soho neighborhood, a Hindu temple dedicated to the elephant-headed deity Ganesha is striving to develop its own sense of cool.

This Hindu festival honors Lord Ganesha with rituals ... On the occassion of Ganesh Chaturthi we bring you the elephant god's story On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, let's know the story ...