Gaṇeśa Caturthī stories for children

Ten days for the elephant-headed son of Śiva and Pārvatī — the one who won a race around the world without leaving the room.

When it falls

15 September 2026
4 September 2027
23 August 2028

Children take to Gaṇeśa faster than to any other figure in these books. He is clever rather than mighty, and he loses arguments gracefully.

1 story for this night

Gaṇeśa Goes Around the WorldŚiva Purāṇa · Rudra Saṃhitā; also Skanda Purāṇa · ages 4+Two brothers race around the world for a mango. One of them does not leave the room.Being written

Sandhya Katha chooses one story each night against the pañcāṅga, for your child's age, and lays it out to be read aloud. Free, nothing to install.

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