A so-called “elephant man” in India who has drawn comparisons to the Hindu god Ganesh — the lord of obstacles — would rather live a normal life than be worshiped by his countrymen, he said in a new ...

India’s Western Railway, which serves Mumbai and several other large cities, enlisted the help of the Hindu god of death to patrol tracks and teach commuters not to risk their lives by jumping on ...

Jagannath, worshipped primarily in Odisha, is a mysterious deity whose origins are steeped in tribal and Vedic syncretism. Unlike typical anthropomorphic gods, Jagannath’s wooden idol has a block-like ...

A baby girl born with a protrusion resembling an elephant’s “trunk” is being hailed as the reincarnation of a god in northern India. The yet-to-be-named girl was born with a bulge that obscures her ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaning on his 10-armed creation, Govind Nath is ready to breathe life into the Hindu goddess Durga, a beloved deity who will be revered by tens of thousands of worshippers during the ...