When most people think of Lord Ganesha, the image that arises is that of the gentle, elephant-headed deity—the remover of ...

Vikata Sankashti Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated every year. It is dedicated to Lord Ganesha and is observed every month on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the Krishna Paksha (the waning phase ...

Palakkad Launching a sharp attack on Union Minister Suresh Gopi for his recent controversial remarks, Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar on Monday said it is the people—not anyone else—who ...

“the religions who worship the Hindu gods are ancient, which I note often in the class, and I treat ancient South Asia and its premodern Hinduisms for more than half the class; the course traces ...

A Hindu priest revered by followers 'as a God’ raped and sexually assaulted two ‘vulnerable’ devotees, a court has heard. Born in the village of Sreekrishnapuram in Kerala, India ...

Thirty-six years later, this holiday recognizing the Hindu God Lord Krishna and the start of spring is celebrated through large color festivals all over the country, from San Francisco to Houston ...

The annual festival of the elephant god Ganesh in Paris's 18th ... the largest Hindu temple in France, is the site of the annual Ganesh celebrations in the capital. On this festive day, religious ...

With just a few days left for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities to kick ... only 15-20 families are engaged in the traditional craft today. The Hindu visited Pottery Town to see what goes into the ...