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!!
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