Ganesha - The Elephant God of Hinduism

Ganesha is one of the five major Hindu deities. He is the Elephant god, one of the most recognized symbols of Hinduism. He has the head of an elephant, the body of a pot-bellied man, and 4 human arms. Ganesha is the Lord of Success, and the destroyer of evil and obstacles. In addition to that, he is also worshipped as the God of education, wisdom, knowledge, and wealth. He is the son of Shiva and …

…things. All of these are standard of Hinduism, not only the perceived ideas from an outsider, but also what we learned in class. He has symbols of Atman on him and other symbols of Hinduism. I liked reading this article. One reason is that I learned something new. The other is that on The Simpsons, Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart clerk, has a statue of Ganesha on his countertop at all times, for good luck and success.