Lord Ganpati the World over

Lord Ganpati has a widespread presence, not just India.

The Greek good of wisdom is known as Janus, is pictured with the head of an elephant. As with Ganapati, Janus too is the first God to be invoked at the start of any prayer or auspicious occasion.
In Mexico there is a elephant headed, human torso God worshiped.
There is Lord Ganpati temple in Sri Lanka, about 200 KM from Colombo.
King Ashoka's daughter Charumati established a Ganpati temple in Nepal and there he is known as Suryaganpati.
Cambodia has idols dating back to the 13th century and here the name is Prahaganpati.
In Japan, he is known as Vinayakshra.
Iin Java He is known as Kalantak.