Ganesh Chaturthi is grand 10-day Hindu festival celebrating birth of Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles god of wisdom, marked ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is more than just a religious celebration; the festivities include joy, devotion, learning, and partying.

In Hinduism, Ganesha (also known as Ganesh, Ganapati and Vinayaka) is the god of beginnings and the remover of obstacles. Most depictions of Ganesha show the deity with multiple arms and the head ...

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. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ...

There’s rightful outrage on my TL right now over a photo Rihanna posted where she’s half naked, promoting her lingerie line, while wearing a necklace of Ganesh, a Hindu god.

For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule.

The Hindu god Ganesha is known by more than 1,000 names, including Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, but he is best known as the Remover of Obstacles, the Patron of the Arts and the Lord of Wisdom.

SHERWIN CRASTO/AP Devotees shower water on a gigantic clay idol of elephant-headed Ganesh, the Hindu god that people compare Das to. By Nicholas Parco UPDATED: April 9, 2018 at 4:46 a.m.

However, on this guest list is a highly revered and beloved Hindu deity, Ganesha, readily recognizable by his elephant head. As a scholar of Indic traditions, I can see why Hindus are upset.

In Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is worshiped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles, and is often invoked before the beginning of any major undertaking. Zed asked the Arkansas-based retailer to send ...