*S1 & S2 SPOLIERS*

I don't know a whole lot about Hindu Gods but I did a little bit of research cause I was curious about the symbolism of the Ganesha statue Adi gave Rani in Season 2. First obvious parallel is that Ganesha has characteristics of both a human and an elephant which is similar to the hybrids. When Rani leaves the statue sitting on the stool for Adi to find after she leaves him, I saw this as her taking a stance that sparing the lives of the hybrid kids is more important than the possibility of finding the cure. I also see it as Rani leaving Adi a reminder of the importance of moral and, in their case, religious values.

I think the Rani/Adi character development is pretty strong in Season 2, starting with Adi giving her the Ganesha statue as a reminder of why he's doing this work. Ganesha is known as the "remover of obstacles" which is pretty symbolic since Rani's sickness (obstacle) is temporarily taken care of (removed). In this case, we see it as Adi removing Rani's obstacles.

As the season progresses, however, I think Rani begins to see Ganesha as a symbol of the hybrids (rather than a symbol of her marriage), standing as a reminder that the hybrid kids are needed in order to remove the sick. I absolutely loved the use of the statue throughout the series to tell Adi & Rani's story.

Now for Ganesha's relation to Gus... stick with me here. I've seen people discussing that Gus might be able to communicate with other animals because he was the first hybrid, but what if he's more connected to the animal spirits and nature energies than it having to fully do with science? Gus was kind of an anomaly considering he came from a science experiment that hasn't really been fully explained in the series yet, but here's where more parallels come into play. Gus and Adi both had those visions or hallucinations with similar imagery. I could be wrong here, but these hallucinations seem like they are connected and rooted in nature because they occur when surrounded by the purple flowers. Those flowers don't show up around the sick by coincidence...

One last thought, a lot of characters by the end of Season 2 reached their breaking points and have come to accept that there might not be a cure to the sick. I predict that we'll be in for a wild ride in Season 3 with more flashbacks and/or visions. Here's to hoping the writing team develops a strong ending and answers the myriad of questions everyone keeps asking.

TL;DR: I think the Hindu God Ganesha (remover of obstacles) symbolizes Adi trying to save his wife, Rani accepting her fate, and Gus's connection to animal spirits and nature.