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; ...

(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 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The pandemic changed the way a lot of us do things. Even the way some communities celebrate festivals. But as places open up again, 23ABC’s Mythili Gubbi brings us one ...

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 ...

Imagine shouting out loud with a ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ in the middle of a crowd who might not understand what it means and hence somewhat startled by it, but are enjoying all the fun that comes with ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Hindu god Ganesha is known by more than 1,000 names, including ...

Denver-based Mika Yoga Wear has stopped selling an artist-designed yoga mat printed with the image of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha after protest by Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of ...

Finding the Ganesh Broom Street Temple in itself will seem like a little treasure hunt. Walking along the cobblestoned streets of Soho, most New Yorkers will be shopping or in a hurry to get somewhere ...

BRASILIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - An Indian religious leader has asked a Brazilian fashion clothes brand to remove the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh from one of its lines of shorts for men and women.

Rihanna is facing backlash from the Hindu community after posing topless while wearing a necklace that depicts one of the religion's most respected deities. On Monday, the singer shared a photo of ...