Ganesha is the son of Shiva and which goddess?

Parvati. Parvati shaped Ganesha from the turmeric paste of her own body and gave him life.

How did Ganesha come to have an elephant’s head?

Shiva replaced his head with an elephant’s. Shiva, not knowing the boy was his son, beheaded him, then restored his life with the head of an elephant.

What is Ganesha’s mount, or vahana?

A mouse. The tiny mushak, a mouse, carries the great Ganesha, a reminder that no obstacle is too small to matter.

Ganesha is worshipped first, before all gods, as the remover of?

Obstacles. As Vighnaharta, remover of obstacles, Ganesha is invoked at the start of every venture and puja.

Ganesha served as the scribe for which great epic, dictated by Vyasa?

The Mahabharata. Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata as Vyasa recited it, on the condition that Vyasa never pause.

Which sweet is most beloved by Ganesha and offered to him?

Modak. The modak, a soft dumpling of rice and jaggery, is Ganesha’s favourite offering.

The festival celebrating Ganesha’s birth is?

Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi welcomes him into homes and pandals, ending with the visarjan of Anant Chaturdashi.

Ganesha cursed which celestial body for laughing at him?

The Moon. The Moon mocked Ganesha after he stumbled, so Ganesha decreed none should look at it on Ganesh Chaturthi.

Ganesha’s warrior brother is?

Kartikeya. Kartikeya, the commander of the gods’ armies, is Ganesha’s brother, both sons of Shiva and Parvati.

Ganesha’s name Ekadanta refers to his?

Single tusk. Ekadanta means one-tusked. He broke off one tusk, by one telling to keep writing the Mahabharata.

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Ganesha is the son of Shiva and which goddess?: Parvati. Parvati shaped Ganesha from the turmeric paste of her own body and gave him life.
How did Ganesha come to have an elephant’s head?: Shiva replaced his head with an elephant’s. Shiva, not knowing the boy was his son, beheaded him, then restored his life with the head of an elephant.
What is Ganesha’s mount, or vahana?: A mouse. The tiny mushak, a mouse, carries the great Ganesha, a reminder that no obstacle is too small to matter.
Ganesha is worshipped first, before all gods, as the remover of?: Obstacles. As Vighnaharta, remover of obstacles, Ganesha is invoked at the start of every venture and puja.
Ganesha served as the scribe for which great epic, dictated by Vyasa?: The Mahabharata. Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata as Vyasa recited it, on the condition that Vyasa never pause.
Which sweet is most beloved by Ganesha and offered to him?: Modak. The modak, a soft dumpling of rice and jaggery, is Ganesha’s favourite offering.
The festival celebrating Ganesha’s birth is?: Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi welcomes him into homes and pandals, ending with the visarjan of Anant Chaturdashi.
Ganesha cursed which celestial body for laughing at him?: The Moon. The Moon mocked Ganesha after he stumbled, so Ganesha decreed none should look at it on Ganesh Chaturthi.
Ganesha’s warrior brother is?: Kartikeya. Kartikeya, the commander of the gods’ armies, is Ganesha’s brother, both sons of Shiva and Parvati.
Ganesha’s name Ekadanta refers to his?: Single tusk. Ekadanta means one-tusked. He broke off one tusk, by one telling to keep writing the Mahabharata.