The Lord of Ganas - Brass Sculpture
Ganesha is a word compounded from the Sanskrit word gana, meaning "the hosts," 'multitudes' or 'troops' of demigods. As Ganapati, (Master of the hosts), Lord Ganesha is the leader of the ganas, ruling over the celestial hosts, over the benign as well as the malevolent inner-plane beings. He controls them by strategy and intelligence.
Ganesha is a word compounded from the Sanskrit word gana, meaning "the hosts," 'multitudes' or 'troops' of demigods. As Ganapati, (Master of the hosts), Lord Ganesha is the leader of the ganas, ruling over the celestial hosts, over the benign as well as the malevolent inner-plane beings. He controls them by strategy and intelligence.