"Iconographically, the torso of Ganesha resembles Yaksha images found in the country. Some consider Ganapati as an elephant-headed Yaksha. That establishes a pre-Aryan origin of the deity as the Yaksha cult is more ancient than the Vedas. In Rigveda we find mention of Ganapati who is equated with Brihaspati or Brhamanaspati, a deity of intellect and study."