Ganesha, known as the remover of obstacles and master of new beginnings, brings a powerful presence anywhere in your home and wishes for your success. Given elephant's head by Shiva, attached to a human's body Ganesha, god of new beginnings and remover of obstacles, was born. Shiva deemed him the leader of his troops and demanded that he would be worshiped and his name invoked before taking on any great new venture. Ganesha, from this time on, was known as the lord of success and great remover of obstacles.