For my storybook I intend to write about the God Ganesha and the iconography associated with him. For my introduction I intend to use the book Hindu Gods & Goddesses by Sunita Pant Bansal, which I found a copy of at my house, to talk about the different iconography's associated with Ganesha and what they symbolize. Hindu Gods & Goddesses Notes: Elephant head represents wisdom, understanding, and a discriminating intellect The right tusk represents wisdom The left tusk represents emotion The broken left tusk represents the idea that one must conquer emotions with wisdom The four arms represent that the lord is omnipresent and omnipotent The ax in the upper right hand represents that one should cut wordily attachments and conquer emotions The lotus in the upper left hand also represents this The lower right hand is shown in a blessing pose for his devotees The tray of laddus represents that he bestows wealth and prosperity to his followers The left side of t...