Pabsetti Shekhar offers prayers to some of the Ganesh idols he has collected at his home in Hyderabad. Shekar, 49, has the world's largest private collection of Ganesh idols - totalling 11,522 ...

A worker counts the idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival at a workshop in New Delhi, India, Sept. 7, 2013. Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which begins from Sept. 9 ...

Starting today, Indians from all walks of life will come together to spend the next ten days celebrating the birth of Ganesh, the “elephant god” of Hinduism. The birthday (or rebirth) of Ganesh, ...

Ganpati Bappa Morya! The most-awaited and dearest festival has almost arrived and will be celebrated worldwide on September 7, 2024. The auspicious festival marks the birthday of the Lord Ganesha, the ...

Hindus across India and the rest of the world are celebrating the start of the 10 day-long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, in honour of the god of wisdom and prosperity, Lord Ganesha, also known as ...

On India's west coast, revelers hoist up statues of an elephant-headed god, and parade them toward the Arabian Sea. They sing and chant, and hand out food to bystanders. For 10 days, they perform ...

The 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi marked in honor of the deity of prosperity and wisdom Ganesha in India. The annual event takes place on the anniversary of the elephant-headed god's ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day Hindu festival taking place in India and observed around the world this week. The occasion, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi, honours the arrival on ...

Devotees line up to offer prayers and seek blessings at a 52-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesh in Hyderabad. Credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images A man, wearing a mask of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity ...