There are a variety of stories about how this god obtained his famous head. In one, his mother showed him off to Shiva, his father, who burned his head, forcing his mother Pavarti to use any head she could find for her child. In another story, he refused to allow Shiva entry to a bath where his mother Pavarti was bathing. For ten points, name this Hindu god of wisdom whose distinctive feature is that he has an elephant's head.
There are a variety of stories about how this god obtained his famous head. In one, his mother showed him off to Shiva, his father, who burned his head, forcing his mother Pavarti to use any head she could find for her child. In another story, he refused to allow Shiva entry to a bath where his mother Pavarti was bathing. For ten points, name this Hindu god of wisdom whose distinctive feature is that he has an elephant's head.
There are a variety of stories about how this god obtained his famous head.
{Ganesh }or {Ganesha}