For Anish Mehra, the manager of the East India Company restaurant, the two-metre-tall statue was a “good omen,” with sentimental value. His father had bought it in India.

The statue weighs between 130 and 180 kilograms and depicts the Hindu god of wisdom, knowledge and new beginnings, Ganesha, an elephant-headed deity with four arms. “It’s not a light piece of art.

Ottawa's East India Company Restaurant says it's "truly disgusting and harmful" that someone stole a religious statue from India that stood outside their downtown restaurant for nearly 15 years.

The owner of a 500-pound statue of the Hindu god Ganesh that mysteriously appeared in the Oakville Museum's parking lot has come forward to claim their property.

The moment a giant statue of an elephant-headed Hindu god collapses on a crowd of worshippers in India The Ganesh statue fell on worshippers during Immersion Day festival It is not clear if any ...

Anish Mehra, owner of the East Indian Company, where a six-foot brass statue of Lord Ganesh was stolen from outside his Somerset Street restaurant Wednesday night. Photo by Tony Caldwell / Postmedia ...