04-29-2007, 09:10 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-sengotuvel+Apr 29 2007, 12:59 PM-->QUOTE(sengotuvel @ Apr 29 2007, 12:59 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone recall why Lord Shiva has a snake wrapped around his neck, or why his face is blue?
Why does Shiva have a crescent moon depicted over his head?
Why does he have a fountain of water flowing out of the top of his head?
Does anyone recall how Ganesha came into being?
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Found 2 sources though not sure about their reliability.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
& http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha
http://www.crystalinks.com/ganesh.html
Why does Shiva have a crescent moon depicted over his head?
Why does he have a fountain of water flowing out of the top of his head?
Does anyone recall how Ganesha came into being?
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Found 2 sources though not sure about their reliability.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
& http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha
http://www.crystalinks.com/ganesh.html