According to legend, Shiva, on seeing a figure in Parvati's doorway, decapitated Ganesha, ignorant of the fact that he was Parvati's son. Repentant, once he realized his mistake, Shiva swore to replace Ganesha 's head with the first head he saw, which happened to be that of an elephant. Shiva made him the leader of the ganas. He also made Ganesha the guardian of doorways as a tribute to his guarding his mother.
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