Every year 14-ft idol is seated on a throne, but this year the deity went back to its 1971 avatar This time, Lalbaugcha Raja is not the towering idol that devotees and citizens are used to. This year, ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Indians marked the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi, a vibrant, 10-day Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles, and god of ...

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 ...