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 coun… ...

Kanai Das has the face of an Indian God — and the wallet of a poor man. A rare condition called neurofibromatosis has left the 42-year-old with pachyderm-like features, which has made some wo… ...

A baby girl with a facial deformity is being worshiped as an incarnation of the Hindu god Ganesha in an Indian village. The girl, who has not yet been named, was born March 26 in a village in Aligarth ...

In this series, Professor Pratap Kumar, of South Africa's University of KwaZulu-Natal, looks at patterns of conversion in the 20th century and the response of leaders in the Hindu community. The first ...