In one myth, this deity's mother fasted for a year so he could be born, but
In one myth, this deity's mother fasted for a year so he could be born, but he did not assume his present form until Shani looked at him. This deity slashed the face of the moon after it laughed at him for using a serpent to bandage up his sweet-filled stomach. In similar myths, this figure was consoled by Narada, became the commander of the celestial armies, and outsmarted his brother Skanda in a contest to circumnavigate the world three times. This figure did not allow Shiva to enter his house, and so Shiva decapitated him. For 10 points, name this remover of obstacles in Hinduism, a god whose decapitated head was replaced by that of an elephant.
In one myth, this deity's mother fasted for a year so he could be born, but he did not assume his present form until Shani looked at him.
{Ganesha} [or {Ganapati}; or {Vinayaka}; or {Pillaiyar}; or {Vighnesha}; or {Vighneshvara}]