Ganesha, also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of the best-known. And most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout the globe. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists. This God of knowledge and the remover of obstacles is also the older son of Lord Shiva.