A worship is offered to her annually on the auspicious day of diwali with religious rituals and colorful ceremonies devoted to her. Significance of ganesha in diwali lord ganesha is also called the elephant headed god. He is also worshipped as the god of education knowledge wisdom and wealth. In fact ganesha is one of the five prime hindu deities Brahma Vishnu Shiva and Durga being the other four whose idolatry is glorified as the panchayatana puja.