The Goddess of art, music, learning, wisdom and knowledge is Goddess Saraswati in the extreme left. The meaning of Saraswati is one who leads to essence of self knowledge. In the center, is Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity (both material and spiritual). Her four hands represent the four goals of human life considered important to the Hindu way of life The extreme right is highly reverenced Lord Ganesha, the second son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. His head is that of an elephant and body of a human being. The God of auspiciousness, Indians, start their work with a Shree Ganesh. He is known with many names, Vinayaka, Ganapati, Lambodara etc. He is believed to be an obstacle remover.