Two prominent organisations, the Hindu Yuva Sene and the Keshav Smriti Samvardhana Samithi, have a pivotal role in shaping Mangaluru's Ganesh Utsav celebrations.
The Ambanis go all out to celebrate the wedding of their youngest son, Anant, with Radhika Merchant.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
The sequel, which is slated for August 22, will see a westernised Ganesha attired in Bermuda shorts and cap complete with tattoos and a guitar! He also seems to have learnt some English along the way too.
Director Nagendra Prasad is recreating the splendor of Ganesha chaturti, as celebrated in the 80s, in his soon to be released Kannada film Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga.
Lord Ganesha is back!
Check out what idol creators in Mumbai are up to. We bring you photographs of Ganesha idols made out of the most unusual materials.
A Mumbai-based pandal has designed an idol that reduces pollution and ocean waste and urges its visitors to contribute smartly towards a social cause.
The Baazigar actress will keep the idol of Lord Ganesha at her home for five days.
The police produced the 27 accused in the court and submitted an application, seeking their 14-day remand to carry out investigation to find out whether rioting was part of a pre-planned conspiracy.
He said 52 people have been arrested from "both sides", and after reviewing CCTV footage about their involvement in the incidents like stone-pelting and torching of vehicles and properties, cases will be registered against them.
Even as Bollywood is busy welcoming Lord Ganesha into their homes, Priyanka Chopra gave everyone a glimpse into daughter Malti Marie's cute ways of celebrating Ganpati.
Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.
Mumbai's historic tryst with the Lord of Wisdom began at the Keshavji Naik Chawl in 1893.
After welcoming Him into their home, it was time for Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma to say farewell to Bappa.
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The most infuriating thing about a film like My Friend Ganesha 2 -- besides the obvious attempt at trying to exploit our mythology's single most adorable deity -- is how condescendingly it talks down to its audience.
Sources said the minister was inside the car. As soon as the door of her car was opened, Prakash crashed into it and fell down.
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Four statues of Lord Ganesha, including one depicting the elephant god in the nude, is being removed from an exhibition in the Canadian city of Edmonton after protests.
Chirag Daruwalla, who is following in the footsteps of his famed astrologer father, the late Bejan Daruwalla, makes his predictions for the New Year.
Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with love and fanfare and posted beautiful pictures on social media.
Bipasha Basu and R Madhavan hope for some divine intervention for their upcoming film.
The employees are demanding salary parity with state government employees, seeking a pay scale adjustment to match that of their counterparts in the state sector.
To add joy to the festivities we invite you, dear reader, to post your favourite Lord Ganesha photographs.
Offended by the depiction of Hindu god Ganesha on a bottle of beer in the US, an Indian-American law student is suing the beer company for 'hurting the sentiments of Hindus worldwide'.
The steamed rice dumpling stuffed with jaggery is the elephant god's favourite sweet.
Mixing femininity with divinity, ace fashion designer James Ferreira showcased his 'Ganesha Frolicking with Cherubs' collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 in New Delhi
Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday converged at the famous 'Lalbaug Ka Raja', to have a glimpse of the huge 23-feet tall idol of Lord Ganapati.
Several passages in the book, which has a nude picture of Lord Ganesha on the cover, are insensitive to Hindu faith, Hindus in the US say.
'Kamala likes south Indian food.' 'She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...'
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant God with this easy-to-make recipes.
Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.
This week, Hindus around the world celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, honoring the religion's most memorable god. Indians living in America too, began the festivities on a high note.
With Rs 5.5 crores and counting, Mumbai's favourite Lord Ganesha, Lalbaugcha Raja, has turned richer this year.
A Mahadev tattoo on his bicep showing his devotion to Lord Shiva; a Ganesha tattoo on the forearm, and the sacred phrase Om Namah Shivay etched on his chest.