Lord Ganesa is worshipped at the God of wisdom, prosperity and fortune, throughout India and throughout the world. He is the mascot of success. Ganesa is also known as Ganapati, Gananatha,Gajamukha, Vigneswara, Vinayaka et all. Ganesa literally means the god, master or leader of the ganas, the gangs, or the followers. Lord Shiva appointed him as the leader of all his ganas, the followers, including Nandikeswara and thus he became Ganesa