Ganesha is one of the most worshipped Gods of Hinduism. He has a human body and an elephant head.
According to one of the legends, Shiva’a wife Parvati conceived Ganesha to protect her door while she was taking a bath. When Shiva arrived, Ganesha (that didn’t know Shiva) didn’t let him pass and Shiva cut his head.
Then Shiva seeing his wife so sad, promised her that he would replace the newly born’s head with the head of the first living creature that would pass in front of the door. And this creature happened to be an elephant!
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