FTP identify this deity created out of the dirt of Parvati's body, the Hindu remover of obstacles, who has an elephant's head.
Also known by the epithets Heramba, Vinayaka, and Ekadanta, this deity is celebrated at his namesake "Chaturthi" festivals. Usually represented with a snake running around his belly, he generally holds a goad, a noose, a rosary, and a pen, in his four hands. The latter symbolizes his role as scribe, as he was the first to write down the story of the Mahabharata. The destroyer of Pride, his lack of vanity is embodied by his humble mount, the rat. But he is best known for an anatomical peculiarity gained when either Sani or Shiva decapitated him. FTP identify this deity created out of the dirt of Parvati's body, the Hindu remover of obstacles, who has an elephant's head.
Also known by the epithets Heramba, Vinayaka, and Ekadanta, this deity is celebrated at his namesake "Chaturthi" festivals.
Ganesha