(RNS) — Outside my fourth-floor window, the sounds of devotional chanting, lively music and drum beats echoed in the narrow street below. It was Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day Hindu festival that earlier ...

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 ...

On a balmy day last August, a rare production was unfolding on the grounds of Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills. Inside the school's gymnasium, marigolds and brass bells were in heavy supply; ...

The Significance of Lord Ganesha in Hindu Worship In Hindu tradition, Lord Ganesha is revered as the primary deity to be ...

Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, is invoked for beginnings, such as a new house or business or the start of any project. So his presence was doubly appropriate at the first of what will ...

Every year in Mumbai, India, as the monsoon abates, the city resounds with chants praising Ganesh, the Hindu god of wisdom and luck, and the remover of obstacles. But this year, city officials have to ...