No one knows exactly how many gods and goddesses there are in Hinduism, but it’s true that some of them are more well-known ...

To ensure the mother recognised her calf and accepted it, one of the officials gently rubbed some of the mother elephant’s ...

In Indian culture, elephants are revered like gods. But in reality, these temple elephants endure much reported abuse, which animal welfare advocates are bringing to the public’s attention.

Two captive elephants spooked by firecrackers caused a stampede during a religious festival in India. The jumbos wearing gold-coloured metal headdresses were being paraded outside Manakulangara ...

Animals used in rituals are often subjected to mistreatment. In an effort to be "cruelty-free," a temple in India is using a robot elephant as a stand-in.

MUMBAI (AFP) - Workers caked in plaster are putting the finishing touches to storeys-high statues of the elephant god Ganesha in time for one of India's biggest religious festivals, now jumbo ...

Allowing elephants to live in nature should be the real way of revering the elephant god, Lord Ganesha.” Lord Ganesha is the Hindu God of new beginnings, wisdom, and knowledge.

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.

A controversial elephant in the southern Indian state of Kerala is back in the news after a local temple bid a record amount for his participation in its annual festival. BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi ...

Plaster-caked workers bustle around colourful idols of the elephant god Ganesha along a narrow Mumbai street, racing to complete the storeys-high statues for one of India's biggest religious festivals ...

Elephants are the embodiment of Lord Ganesh, a Hindu deity with an elephant face, believed to be the remover of all obstacles, and a God who grants wisdom.And all religions preach love, compassion ...