The use of elephants in temple ceremonies is a long-standing tradition in Hinduism. Buddhism has also adopted this practice. Elephants are used in temple rituals, primarily in Hindu and Buddhist ...

Bhaskara II’s Lilavati is more than just a mathematical text—it’s a poetic journey into the world of numbers. Written in the ...

He is the elephant-headed God, the embodiment of wisdom ... Ganesha has an elephant’s head on the human body. The transplant is believed to have been performed by Lord Shiva.

Lord Ganesha is a Hindu God and is a son of Lord Shiva and Parvati ... he fixed his mistake by attaching an elephant's head to little Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day festival that celebrates ...

While taping a February episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart smashed a "World's Most Dad" mug on his desk while delivering ...

In a thoughtful move advocating for animal welfare, actor Suniel Shetty, along with NGOs PETA India and CUPA, donated a ...

The elephant, which had been tranquilized and treated in Kodanad, succumbed to the injury after a deep wound infection spread from its head to its trunk. During an examination yesterday, maggots ...

As expected of such a huge elephant, Palaeoloxodon had a huge skull. Hugh Falconer, a geologist, likened its head to a “caricature of an elephant’s head in a periwig.” The skull also featured a ...

Hyderabad:The Kerala forest department has launched a last-ditch effort to save the life of an injured elephant that has a gaping hole in its forehead from an injury it suffered, reportedly after ...

Over the weekend, many watched in horror as reports poured out of Syria detailing the slaughter of Christians and other ...