Wall St Journal article - Day One

For centuries, devotees of the Hindu god Ganesh have walked barefoot from their homes to pray at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple. Depicted with an elephant head and a potbelly, Ganesh is believed to destroy obstacles that could keep people from, say, buying a house or launching a business. On Tuesdays, considered the god's day, visitors wait as long as five hours to enter the temple.