BIRTH OF GANESHA

Summary of Birth of Ganesh: This is the story of how Lord Ganesh was born. Lord Ganesh is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Parvati creates a boy out of chandan (sandalwood) and Shiva doesn't know about it and he happens to see the boy guarding his own house. As Shiva is about to enter his house the boy stops him and doesn't let him in. There is a fight between the two and in this fight the boy's head get cut off. But Shiva brings the boy back to life with the help of other Gods and by finding an elephant. This is how Lord Ganesh has an elephant's head.