Maha Devale Buddhist and Hindu temple to elephant deity Ganesh in this sacred multi faith town, Kataragama, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Maha Devale Buddhist and Hindu temple to elephant deity Ganesh in this sacred multi faith town, Kataragama, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hindu Gods Ganesh, Shiva and Durga, Mariamman Hindu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Hindu goddess Durga at Diwali celebration at the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Ganesh altar, Wat Doi Wao, Mae Sai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesh Shrine, Uma Maheshwar Temple guarded by two stone elephants, Kirtipur, Nepal, Asia

Hindu priest performing puja, Temple and shrine of Batu Caves, Hindu elephant God Ganesh (Ganesha) (Ganapati), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hindu temple and shrine of Batu Caves, Hindu elephant God Ganesh (Ganesha) (Ganapati), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Woman praying to Hindu deity Ganesh statue, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman praying to Hindu deity Ganesh, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman in sari worshipping, doing puja to Lord Ganesh, at shrine on the side of Swaminathaswamy temple, Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Monks at ceremony with Tibetan Buddhist prayer book in Sanskrit, Ganesh Saraswati Buddhist Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Hindu temple to Ganesh built on the rocky coast overlooking the Bay of Bengal at Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Temple shrine to Ganesh, the elephant god, daubed by pilgrims with red powder, at the entrance to Sri Mahabhairab Mandir, Tezpur, Assam, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrims worshipping at the Ganesh shrine in the Hariharnath temple after morning puja in the River Gandak, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Weatherbeaten Hindu temple to Ganesh on the rocky coast at Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hindu temple to Ganesh built on the rocky coast overlooking the Bay of Bengal at Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ganesh Tok, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, Asia

Statue of Ganesh, Shiva Mandir temple, Bangaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India, Asia

Ganesh Dham muslim temple at Ranthambhore Fort, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, Northern India

Ganesh, Hoysala art at the Halebid temple, Mysore, India, Asia

Ganesh Dham muslim temple at Ranthambhore Fort, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, Northern India

Diwali celebration in a Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Ganesh temple statue, Paris, France, Europe

Diwali celebration in a Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Diwali celebration at the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Celebration in the Paris Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Ganesh Temple, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganesh, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of the Ganesh temple on Bharathi street in Pondicherry, India

Ganesh Temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha, Ganesh or Ganpati mounted on a rat, gilded relief, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Tamil temple in St. Pierre, La Reunion Island, France, Africa

Ganesh Temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Ganesh Temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Bangladesh, Dhaka, Durga Puja festival with Durga surrounded by deities and offerings before the altar.