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Ganesh is the god of prosperity and wisdom. He is also the god of science and skills. Ganesh has an elephant head and is the eldest of Lord Siva and Parvati’s two sons. He is worshiped to remove obstacles one may face in an endeavor. He has two wives, Siddhi (achievement) and Riddhi (success). He wears a snake-belt or a serpent across his chest, and he is usually depicted as red or yellow, with four to ten arms. He holds an ax, a goad, a rope, a dish of sweetballs, and other items. His fourth hand is offering a boon. His carrier is a rat, which can travel through the smallest hole or chew its way though obstructions. He is also found at the entrance of many temples because by worshiping him, one’s obstacles in worshiping the main deity in that temple can be removed.

When Lord Shiva returned once from a long trip, he found Ganesh guarding Parvati’s door. Shiva wanted to enter, but Ganesh refused him entrance. Not recognizing Ganesh as his son—Ganesh had grown up while he was away—he cut off his head. Parvati insisted that Shiva bring her son back to life, so Shiva replaced his son’s head with the head of the first living being he saw, an elephant. When Vyasadeva recited the Mahabharata, Ganesh recorded it. He told Vyasadeva that he would only write if Vyasa dictated continuously and did not hesitate. He is also called Ganapati, or Lord of the ganas (head of the army of dwarf-demons).

Lord Ganesh is perhaps the most complex deity among the Hindu Gods. He is Mangalmoorti (auspicious visaged ) and Vighneshwar (Lord of troubles) simultaneously. He grants boons and creates hurdles. He appears to be the heaviest among all the gods but has a tiny mouse as his favourite vehicle. Some scholars consider him to be the most efficacious God who readily fulfills desires of his devotees while others doubt even regard him to be the original Aryan God but an accepted one from the pantheon of the aboriginal tribes dwelling in India before the Aryan advent.

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