STORY BEHIND GANPATI PUJAN
श्री गणेशय नमः Why is Ganpati worship done first? According to the legend, once there was a dispute among all the gods and goddesses as to which god should be worshiped first on earth. Everyone started calling themselves superior to each other. Seeing this dispute that arose among the gods, Narad ji advised all the gods to take refuge in Lord Shiva. All the gods reached Lord Shiva and told him about the entire situation. When Lord Shiva saw this quarrel between the gods, he made a plan to resolve it. He organized a competition for this. According to the competition, all the gods were asked to travel around the entire universe sitting on their respective vehicles. Whichever deity comes back first after circling the universe will be given the place of the first worshipable deity on earth. Hearing the words of Lord Shiva, all the gods set out in their respective vehicles to circumambulate the universe. Ganesh ji was also involved in this competition and his ride w