Anyone who looks at the moon during the holiday celebrating this god's birthday will be falsely accused; that holiday is known as Vinayak Chaturthi (veen-EYE-ak cha-TOOR-tee).
Anyone who looks at the moon during the holiday celebrating this god's birthday will be falsely accused; that holiday is known as Vinayak Chaturthi (veen-EYE-ak cha-TOOR-tee). This figure once blocked Parashurama's (puh-RAH-shu-RAH-mah) path, leading Parashurama to attack him with his axe. This god's forms, which includes several with multiple heads and/or holding a pot of gems, are 32 in number listed in the (*) Mudgala Purana. This god, who transcribed the Mahabharata (mah-HAH-BAH-raht-uh) from Vyasa (vee-AAS-uh), once was challenged by his war-god brother to a race around the world, which he won by simply running around his parents. This brother of Skanda was created by his mother when she breathed life into the tumeric paste she used for bathing; while guarding his mother Parvati, Shiva decapitated him and later gave him his most notable feature. For 10 points, name this Hindu god and "remover of obstacles," who has the head of an elephant.
Anyone who looks at the moon during the holiday celebrating this god's birthday will be falsely accused; that holiday is known as Vinayak Chaturthi (veen-EYE-ak cha-TOOR-tee).
Ganesha