Perhaps the most intriguing is Ganesha, a four-armed, elephant-headed god often depicted with a jolly expression and colored ...

An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is transported through a street to a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

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.

But one Hindu activist in Nevada has complained to the museum, and to Birmingham’s mayor and City Council, saying a doll of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh that was on sale was offensive to him.

The Associated Press. Huge crowd of Hindu faithful celebrates birthday of elephant-headed god Ganesha. Posted: September 18, 2024 | Last updated: September 18, 2024 ...

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Animals hold a revered place in the Hindu pantheon. Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom, and Narasimha and Hayagriva, the respective lion and horse-headed avatars of Vishnu ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road.