Hindu God Lord Ganesha and his images.

The god Vigneswara, also called as Ganesha, is having a speacial place among the Hindu Gods. Everyone in Hindu religion worships Ganesh. Buddhists and Jainist also worships Ganesh by name "Gananatha". As the name Vighneshvara says, Lord of Obstacles (Vignams). That means he can either creating difficulties and obstructions and removing those same obstacles.

Other names for Vigneswara are Ganesh, Ganapati, Ekadanta, Vinayaka, Heramba and etc.

Ganesha is a word compounded from the Sanskrit word Gana, meaning "the hosts," "multitudes" or "troops" of demigods, especially the retinue of Lord Siva under the rule of Ganesha, and Isha, "ruler," "lord" or "sovereign."

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