Ganesha the Bachelor

Because of his strange appearance, Ganesha could not find a bride. No goddess wanted to marry him.
This made Ganesha jealous! In his anger, he ordered the rats to dig holes in the road wherever a god was on his way to get married. The rats dug so many holes and the holes were so deep that none of the gods could reach their brides.
To appease Ganesha, Brahma created two beautiful brides for him: Riddi (wealth) and Siddhi (perfection).
Ganesha was married at last, and he no longer troubled the other gods as they journeyed to their own weddings.


Inspired byStories of Lord Ganesha
Notes: You can read about Ganesha's consorts at Wikipedia.

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