Ganesha, The One Who Rides Rats comic which symbolizes her dominion over

which symbolizes her dominion over all creation and her role as a protector and warrior

modern Ganesha is highly recognisable with his elephant head and human body

is Ganesha

This hand symbolizes his ability to guide and direct his followers on the right path

In this tradition

Ganesha, The One Who Rides Rats comic which symbolizes her dominion overGanesha is Mangala Murti, the embodiment of auspiciousness. Why then does he have as his mount something so inauspicious as a rodent? Mooshika embodies the pest that plagues our lives, a problem so small that it eludes detection, and exasperates us. Imagine someone who gets rid of all those irritating rat like problems of your life. That someone, for Hindus, is Ganesha. Around Ganeshas giant belly is a serpent that friend of the farmer who eats the