Ganesha
November 18, 2007 by Earthpages.ca
Ganesha The son of Siva and Parvati, this Hindu god has been worshipped from about 400 CE to the present.
Literally losing his head from a burning glance from Sani, it was replaced with that of an elephant, as it remains today.
The Mahabharata mentions Ganesha as the scribe who wrote down the epic according to Vyasa’s dictation.
Ganesha is also important to Jains and has a significant role in Asian Buddhism and Indian art in general. » Hinduism, Jainism
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Ganesha counseled Pandava in Mahabharat??
Nope, Its shri Krishna, another popular god and an incarnation of Vishnu
Thanks… I don’t know where I got that from! I’ve read shorter versions but not the entire epic. Will have to revisit it…
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Note: Just made an edit. Thanks again!