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| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya|celibate]] | | consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya|celibate]] | ||
| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn|Heras|1972|p=58}}{{Sfn|Getty|1936|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya) | | deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn|Heras|1972|p=58}}{{Sfn|Getty|1936|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya) | ||
| image = Ganesha | | image = Ganesha, the elephant headed god Wellcome L0043626.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = A roundel with depiction of Ganesha,11th century {{IAST|Mudgalapurāṇa}} (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism ({{IAST|Mamāsura}}) who had attacked him, {{IAST|Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja}} throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to {{IAST|Gaṇeśha}}." For quotation of description of the work, see: {{Harvard citation no brackets|Martin-Dubost|1997|p=73}}.</ref> | ||
| alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, an elephant-headed man sits on a large lotus. His body is red in colour and he wears various golden necklaces and bracelets and a snake around his neck. On the three points of his crown, budding lotuses have been fixed. He holds in his two right hands the rosary (lower hand) and a cup filled with three modakas (round yellow sweets), a fourth modaka held by the curving trunk is just about to be tasted. In his two left hands, he holds a lotus in the upper hand and an axe in the lower one, with its handle leaning against his shoulder. | | alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, an elephant-headed man sits on a large lotus. His body is red in colour and he wears various golden necklaces and bracelets and a snake around his neck. On the three points of his crown, budding lotuses have been fixed. He holds in his two right hands the rosary (lower hand) and a cup filled with three modakas (round yellow sweets), a fourth modaka held by the curving trunk is just about to be tasted. In his two left hands, he holds a lotus in the upper hand and an axe in the lower one, with its handle leaning against his shoulder. | ||
| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]]) | | affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]]) | ||