The elephant is an important part of many religions. Elephants play a central role in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition Starting today, Indians from all walks of life will come together to spend the next ten days celebrating the birth of Ganesh, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...