There’s a quiet dignity in rituals, especially the ones we never pause to explain. Like why Tulsi, a sacred plant in nearly every Hindu home, is offered daily to Lord Vishnu, yet never to Lord Ganesha ...

The region happens to be their stronghold", Kashyap said. Earlier, the Ganesha idol—a 4-feet high stone statue, weighing around 500 kg— was found toppled from a height of about 300 feet.

BENGALURU : Karnataka is the state with the maximum number of Ganesha temples, says M Lokeswara Rao, a retired Indian Forest Service officer. This, he says was ...