Ganesha, the Hindu deity in a human form but with the head of an elephant - represents the power of the Supreme Being that removes obstacles and ensures success in human endeavors... Ganesha represents the majesty of the animal kingdom with his head and his vehicle, the mouse, shows subjugation of pestilent rats... Ganesha is the beginning of our world...the symbol of the personality, which surpasses the human ego and superego... Lord Ganesha's form is shaped like and represents Om, which is the primeval, creative energy...
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