For 10 points, name this son of Shiva and Parvati, the remover of obstacles of Hindu myth who has the head of an elephant.
In one legend, this being's life is saved due to a bid for immortality by Gajasura, and the date of his salvation is commemorated by the festival Chaturthi. His devouring of the city of Alakapuri results in the humbling of Kubera, and according to the Linga Purana, he may have been created to destroy the pride of the Asura tribe. As a scribe, Vyas Dev dictates the Mahabharata to him, and he wins his wives Buddhi and Siddhi by learning scriptures while tricking his brother Skanda into racing around the world. For 10 points, name this son of Shiva and Parvati, the remover of obstacles of Hindu myth who has the head of an elephant.
In one legend, this being's life is saved due to a bid for immortality by Gajasura, and the date of his salvation is commemorated by the festival Chaturthi.
{Ganesh}a [or {Ganesa} or {Ganapati}]