The chubby, gentle, wise, elephant-headed Ganesh, or Ganesha, is one of Hinduisms most popular deities. He is the remover of obstacles, the deity whom worshippers first acknowledge when they visit a temple.

Ganesh can be found in most Indian towns. His statues is placed where new houses, he is honored at the start of a journey or business venture & poets traditionally invoke him at the start of a book.