yo may not want to show you all the text from the back of Ganesha'a packaging, but I'm his editor, and I can make him.
One of the most recognizable deities in the Hindu pantheon is the elephant-headed Ganesha. With a name that joins the words gana (meaning "group") and isha (meaning "lord" or "master"), Ganesha is often referred to as the "Lord of Hosts" or the "Lord of the People," a fitting moniker for this beloved deity.
A bringer of luck and remover of obstacles, Ganesha is worshipped by people as they begin new endeavors, hoping that the favor of this deity will bring them success in their dealings. Devotees frequently often offer Ganesha sweets, and he is regularly depicted carrying a bowl of treats including modaka (a soft outer shell of rice or wheat flour filled with coconut and jagger) or spherical sweets called laddu.
Ganesha is also considered a patron of the arts and sciences with attributes that include intellect and wisdom and he is often associated with education as a patron of letters and learning.
Ganesha is popularly represented as the son of Shiva and Parvati and the brother of Kartikeya, the Hindu God of War. one well-known story of Ganesha involves his family and a contest against his brother that story goes like this:
Move aside and let the mango through, let the mango through.
The two brothers, Ganesha and Kartikeya, lived on Mount Kalish with their father and mother, Lord Shiva and the Goddess Parvati.
One day, a wise man visited their mountain home, presenting Lord Shiva with a golden mango. This mango was very special, for although it could not be shared, whoever ate the fruit would possess the gifts of knowledge and wisdom.
As amazing as this gift was, it created a dilemma for Shiva and Parvati since they could not determine which of their two sons to give it to. They decided to present the brothers with a challenge, telling them that "whoever could go around the world three times would win the mango."
Ganesha had a mouse that he used as a mount, while Kartikeya had a large peacock. Strong and able, Kartikeya jumped upon the peacock and the two of them flew off into the sky. Meanwhile, Ganesha and his mouse remained seated as he considered the challenge before them.
Kartikeya swooped by on his peacock, having made his first circle around the world.
Seeing his brother racing off once again, Ganesha calmly rose and began to walk towards his parents. Once. Twice. Three times he went around them in a circle.
"You are my parents," he said as they looked at him with puzzled expressions. "You are my whole world. Walking around you three times is the same as going around the world."
Impressed by their son's cleverness, they presented Ganesha with the golden mango.
When Kartikeya returned from his third trip around the world, he saw the prized fruit in his brother's hands. Kartikeya could not believe that he had lost the contest, but when he discovered how Ganesha had bested him, he knew that quick actions were not always best, and that fully considering a problem instead of racing to react was often the true path to success.
That is a lot. Maybe if they'd left out the story? It's already in the included booklet and on the Figura Obscura webpage, so it didn't really need to be on the box as well.
