Ganesh is venerated as the remover of spiritual and material obstacles and he is the patron of the arts and sciences, intellect and wisdom. In his role as the god of new beginnings Ganesh is invariably called upon and worshipped at the start of any hindu rituals and ceremonies, including weddings
According to Hindu legend the world was created by Lord Shiva in a dancing mood. With a divine dance Shiva annihilated his monster enemies . Ever since then the gods have danced. With the principle in mind, that what delights the gods must delight man, dance was conceived of as coming from the gods as their great gift to man.This cosmic dance of Shiva is called 'Anandatandava,' meaning the Dance of Bliss, and symbolizes the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction, as well as the daily rhythm of birth and death. The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy — creation, destruction, preservation, salvation, and illusion
words cannot hope to capture even some of the magnificence of the divine Krsna
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