All deities
Vighnaharta — remover of obstacles
Ganesha
Invoked first, before any undertaking — a letter, a journey, a wedding — for his elephant head, granted by Shiva after the boy's original was lost, and his broken tusk, the pen with which he wrote down the Mahabharata as Vyasa recited it.
- Vahana
- Mushika, the mouse
- Ayudha
- Parashu (axe), Modak in hand
- Consort
- son of Shiva and Parvati
Mantra
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah
Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi