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. Hundreds of ...

The elephant is an important part of many religions. Elephants play a central role in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions throughout Asia and Africa—whether as deities, central characters in ...

A file picture of an Indian artist painting an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP) For quite some years now, the Ganesh festival in late August has grown in size ...

Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive crowd of devotees danced and followed giant-sized Ganesha idols which were paraded through the streets on Saturday ...

subsides—when the final idol has dissolved in the waters, and the processionary drums lie silent—the visible form of Ganapati vanishes. Yet the god remains, abiding not in stone or clay, but in the ...

An elephant in southern India got a break from the heat in a special pool designed just for her. Akila is 19 years-old and is one of the sacred animals of the temple. Elephants are deeply revered in ...

Decorated elephants for parade at the annual festival in Siva Temple, Cochin, India© Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock.com In India, elephants are not just animals; they are iconic figures, deeply ...