Lord Ganesha is also called the elephant-headed God.He symbolizes auspiciousness and wisdom.Lord Ganesha is worshipped by the Hindus on Diwali. Lord ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the Lord of success and destroyer of obstacles. He is also worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth. In fact, Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Durga being the other four) whose idolatry is glorified as the Panchayatana puja.