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 ...

But one Hindu activist in Nevada has complained to the museum, and to Birmingham’s mayor and City Council, saying a doll of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh that was on sale was offensive to him.

A so-called “elephant man” in India who has drawn comparisons to the Hindu god Ganesh — the lord of obstacles — would rather live a normal life than be worshiped by his countrymen, he said ...

A man dressed as a Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, rides a motorcycle on a road in the southern Indian city of Chennai Credit: REUTERS Idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord ...

An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh, imitating anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on hunger strike, is displayed in Ahmadabad, India Credit: Ajit Solanki/AP ...

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesha, the deity of prosperity, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India (Danish ...

Kanai Das has the face of an Indian God — and the wallet of a poor man. A rare condition called neurofibromatosis has left the 42-year-old with pachyderm-like features, which has made some wo… ...

The girl resembles the Hindu god of success, Lord Ganesha, who has an elephant’s head, locals said. People rejoiced at her birth, singing and dancing in the streets.

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 Indian artisan paints a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha for a festival in Bombay last summer.In Bombay, devotees immerse a clay idol of Ganesha in the Arabian Sea. U.S. scholars' writings on ...

The Associated Press. Huge crowd of Hindu faithful celebrates birthday of elephant-headed god Ganesha. Posted: September 18, 2024 | Last updated: September 18, 2024 ...

Animals hold a revered place in the Hindu pantheon. Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom, and Narasimha and Hayagriva, the respective lion and horse-headed avatars of Vishnu ...