Lord Ganesha, son of the supreme god Lord Shiva, also known as Vighnaharta and Ganpati Bappa, is well known and most worshiped god in Hinduism. Ganpati Bappa is also worshipped in other religions like Jainism, Buddhism, and also Sikhism. The word Ganesha is a combination of two Sanskrit words, "gana" and "isha," which mean host and lord, respectively. Lord Ganesha's devotees can be found in India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Mauritius, and many more countries where the Hindu population is found. He is most famous because of his elephant-headed face. He is also known as the good of elephants or elephant god. He is earned first and placed in the Hindu gods; that means during any religious activity or ceremony he is worshipped first, then others are worshipped.
Having Ganesha's idol in the home or workplace is a traditional practice for many people because we all know that he is the first god and remover of obstacles. It is believed that by having Ganesha's idol at home, Lord Ganesha will remove all the difficulties from devotees' lives. By having Ganesha's idol in offices and workplaces, it is believed that it brings success and innovation. He also balanced the environment and spread positivity all around. The idol and god also help to overcome challenges, and devotees will reach new heights.
The story of Lord Ganesha
The story about Lord Ganesha's life was started from Satyug and found in the popular Hindu mythological story Shiv Purana.
According to a story, once goddess Parvati wants to take a bath. Before going to the cave, she saw there was not any guard to stop any person from entering the cave. So she decided to create an image of a boy. She made an image of a boy with turmeric and sand, and then she gave him her own divine power. By this way, Lord Ganesha was born to help his mother Parvati.
Firstly, Goddess Parvati ordered him to provide her security and don't let anyone enter the cave while she was bathing; he said yes and started doing his job. After some time, Lord Shiva came. Both Ganesha and Shiva are unknown to each other. Lord Shiva told him that he wanted to meet Parvati, but Lord Ganesha stopped him from entering the cave. Lord Shiva gets angry and decides to fight with Ganesha. The fight started, both beating each other. At a moment, Lord Shiva used his Trishul and removed Lord Ganesha's head from his body. Suddenly Devi Parvati comes and starts crying after seeing her son's lifeless body. She told Lord Shiva that he is our son, and after Lord Shiva knew that he killed his son, he assumed that he had made a big mistake. Then Parvati told him to bring a new face to Ganesha's body and give him a new life. Then Lord Shiva told his team to go and find a person who agreed to give his head, and then an elephant agreed to give his head to Lord Ganesha. From there, Lord Ganesha got his elephant head.
