All Tantric and spiritual worship inside the Hindu tradition begins with the invocation of Ganesha (or Ganesh), the elephant-headed god. Just about every shubh (fantastic) work when started, worship of god ganesh begins first. Hindus, committed to God ganesha, also celebrate a unique festival. Ganesha Chaturthi or Ganesha Festival is often a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. On this day, marble god statue of lord ganesha are getting washed and scented. They may be decorated and worshiped. In some parts of India like Maharashtra, this festival continues for 10 days.



Ganesha became the Lord (Isha) of all current beings (Gana) immediately after winning a contest from his brother Kartikay. When provided the job to race around the universe, Ganesha didn't start out the race like Kartikay did, but merely walked around Shiva and Parvati, both his father and mother as the source of all existence.



Quite a few stories describe how Ganesha got the elephant head. One tells how Parvati developed Ganesha in absence of Shiva to guard her quarters. When Shiva wanted to view her Ganesha forbid it, at which point Shiva cut of his head. Later Shiva restored Ganesha to life and offered him using the head of an elephant, due to the fact no other was out there. In a further story, Ganesha's head is burned to ashes when Saturn is forced by Parvati to look at her kid and bless him.



Ganesha rides a rat that represents the subjugated demon of vanity and impertinence. The conch represents the sound that creates Akash. The laddu (sweet) represents Sattva. The snakes represent control more than the poisons from the passions and refer to Shiva, father of Ganesha.The hatchet cuts away the bondage of desires. The mudra grants fearlessness. The broken tusk is definitely the one with which Ganesha wrote the Mahabaratha.



Acceptance of your somewhat funny looking elephant man Ganesha as the divine force stills the rational thoughts and it is doubts, forcing one to look beyond outer appearances. As a result Ganesha creates the faith to eliminate all obstacles. Meditation on the Ganesha Yantra creates internal balance.



Placing ganesha marble statues at the leading of the front door and inside the home fills the complete atmosphere with a good energy and very good luck, as trusted by the Hindus. Despite the fact that people of other religions also do the same, to bring superior luck at their homes.