GANESH
Ganesh, the elephant headed
god of wisdom and success is the defender and remover of obstacles and has
to be propitiated first before worship to other gods. He is one of the sons
of Shiva. He is known as “Sidhi Data” or bestower of success in the work.
His elephant head has only one full tusk, while the other is broken. He said
to have lost it in a fight with Parasuram. It is also that he broke it to
write the Mahabharata to the dictation of sage Vyasa. His elephant head is
believed to be an emblem of wisdom and his count an emblem of sagacity. His
mount is the “Mooshika” called shrew. He is also known as Vinayaka.
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