In Hinduism, Ganesha refers to the "Lord of hosts," also written as Ganesa and Ganesh, often also referred to as Ganapati) - and is one of the best known and venerated representations of God.
He is the first son born of Shiva and Parvati, and husband of Bharati, Riddhi Siddhi and. He is also called Vinayak in Marathi, Malayalam and Kannada, Vinayagar and Pillayar (in Tamil) and Vinayakudu in Telugu.
