GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Elephants
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Mouse
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Lion
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Cat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rodents would destroy standing crops, eat up stored grains and thereby result in severe losses for the common man. Lord Ganesha, in having a mouse/rat as his vehicle, is symbolically shown to have conquered this pest, thus staying true to his name of Vighnaharta.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ganesha gained his animal vehicle, the rat, after fighting the demon Gajamukha. Rather than killing the demon, Ganesha cursed him, throwing his right tusk at Gajamukha, and transforming him into a rat. He then mounted the rat, keeping it forever under his control.
Detailed explanation-3: -The vahanas of other gods include the hamsa (goose or swan) of Brahma and Sarasvati, the bandicoot rat of Ganesha, the peacock of Skanda, the elephant Airavata of Indra, the parrot of Kama, the owl of Lakshmi, and the lion of Parvati.