Of all the sweets, Modak is considered to be the favorite of Lord Ganesha. Hindu Mythology has an interesting story to tell about the Modaks of Lord Ganesha. Modak was a special food prepared by celestial Gods that contained Amrit along with other ingredients. This Parvati was told to give to her two sons Kartikeyan and Ganesha. Since the Modak was one and her sons were two, she decided to take their test and give the Modak to the winner. She told her sons to go around the earth and whoever finished the pradikshana or a complete circle around the earth first will get the Modak as a Prize. Kartikeyan went around touring on his peacock, while Ganesha circled around his parents, Lord Shiva and Parvati, claiming that they were his world more than mother earth.

Thus Lord Ganesha won the race and won the Modak as his prize.

Ganapati Bappa Morya!!