Today is Ganesh, the Elephant God's birthday, a.k.a. Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh, shown above with his birthday cake, is the Remover of Obstacles, likes arts and science, and has been known to use his often numerous arms to woo the ladies. Ganesh is at least 2000 years old, or if you believe the kind men who sold us the above idol, he's about 5000, well worth celebrating!