
Ganesha Lord Ganesha Ganesha , also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka is a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon .His image is found throughout India and Nepal . Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations.Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India . Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles,the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies. From approximately the 10th century onwards, new networks of exchange developed including the formation of trade guilds and a resu...