Lord Ganesha’s trunk holds deep meaning in Hinduism. Its direction—left, right, or straight—carries unique significance.

Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrated on August 27, 2025, marks Lord Ganesha's birth with rituals and communal festivities. The festival symbolizes renewal, wisdom, and prosperity.

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

Lord Ganesha, the God who is known as the remover of all obstacles and chanting his mantras are believed to bring prosperity ...

After kowtowing to the gods, we recited a few short prayers. The first three were to Ganesha and then we’d say the Yakundendu to Saraswati. After that, we had to finish our homework before dinner.

Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav starts today. It is a ten-day Hindu festival, honouring one of the most beloved Hindu gods, the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha.

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 ...

In the recess was a Ganesh; a garishly painted, plaster statue of a pot-bellied God with the head of an elephant. Under its left foot was scrofulous, plaster rat.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD Indian boy is worshipped by locals who believe he is the reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesha. Pranshu, from Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab, was born with a mystery ...