Ganesh is the son of Godess Parvathi Devi and Lord Shiva. He is the only god who makes the whole world get rid of obstacles and from halfwit. The story behind his birth is after skhira sagara mdhanam Lord Shiva goes to meditation for long period, so in his absence the world gets edicted to halfwit and many unfortune and evil things happen, so all other gods come to Parvathi Devi and asks her to give birth to a child who makes all unfortune things...
