Lord Sri Ganesha

Lord Ganesha has been represented with the head of an elephant in Indian Mythology. While some texts say that Ganesha was born with an elephant head, in most stories he acquires the head later. The most recurrent motif in these stories is that Ganesha was born with a human head and body and that Shiva beheaded him when Ganesha came between Shiva and Parvati. Shiva then replaced Ganesha's original head with that of an elephant. Details of the battle and where the replacement head came from vary according to different sources. In another story, when Ganesha was born, his mother, Parvati, showed off her new baby to the other gods. Unfortunately, the God Shani (Saturn), who is said to have the evil eye, looked at him, causing the baby's head to be burned to ashes. The god Vishnu came to the rescue and replaced the missing head with that of an elephant.

Ganesha is worshipped on many religious and occasions, especially at the beginning of all Holy Events as per Hindu Mythology such as buying a House or Starting a Business, Marriage and even at Child Birth. As per our Guru Rajneesh Rishi Ji, "there can hardly be a Hindu home in the World which does not have an idol of Lord Ganesha. Ganapati, being the most popular deity in India, is worshipped by almost all castes and in all parts of the World ". Devotees believe that if Ganesha is propitiated, he grants success, prosperity and protection against adversity.