25. Ganesha and Other Gods

The Supreme God Ganesha

1. Superlatively placed, Ganesha is the God who should be worshipped before any other God, even Lord Shiva Himself! The boon of foremost God was granted by Lord Shiva.

2. Ganesha is the the leader (or Adhipati) of  Ganas and hence called Ganapati.

3. Ganesha is reverted in the “Dev Panchyatan” (Selected five Gods). In Panchayatana Pooja five deities- Shiva, Vishnu, Durga, Ganesha and Surya are invoked. The ritual is performed by making small idols of each of the Gods. The primary deity (Istha Deva) is placed in the middle of the square while other deities are placed around the primary deity in the form of a square.