the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom. Ganesh is also revered as the Remover of Obstacles. There is always a rat present in pictures of him, thought to be the vehicle he travels on.

Or that Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles ... But after the 7th century, one sees images of Avlokiteshwara, the God who rescues sailors, visualised holding a lotus with an image of a Buddha ...