2017-04-11 Tue

Lord Ganesha is one of the popular deities in Hindu Mythology. He is well known for his various stories. He is the beloved son of Lord Shiva and Parvati.

Indian Rulers portrayed various gods and goddess on their coins. The picture aside is the coin of Nayakas of Madurai (18 Century CE) which depicts a seated Ganesha facing front holding divine weapons in both the hands. The reverse bears the legend in Tamil. The coin weighs around 3.33 grams. This tiny copper piece of Ganesha got sold for INR 5500 in Rajgors Auctions.

Since we have touched on this topic of Lord Ganesha, let's find out how he got the head of Elephant!

Here it goes...

So one day Parvati was taking bath and there was no one to guard her. So she created a young boy with a sandalwood paste and named it as Ganesha. Parvati asked him not to allow anyone to enter while she bathed. Soon Lord Shiva returned and was surprised to see Ganesha. Ganesha refused to allow Shiva to enter the house. By this, Shiva got angry and sent Nandi to fight the little boy but Ganesha defeated Nandi. After a long fight between Shiva and Ganesha, Shiva cut off Ganesha’s head. When Parvati saw this she started crying and was very upset. Shiva tried to console her but she could not stop crying.

Shiva asked Nandi to bring the head of the first creature he found. Nandi returned with the head of Elephant and this head was put on the body of Ganesha and this how he came back to life! Shiva then gave him the title Ganapati. He is worshiped and remembered when starting any new auspicious occasion.

So, Now that you know the story spread the words and keep collecting.