On being stopped from entering his own home, Shiva had, in a great fit of fury, cut off his own son’s head. When Parvati saw her son’s lifeless body, she became furious, “How could you do this?” she screamed at Shiva, “You have killed our son!” Parvati was miserable, but soon she took the form […]
All the ganas and the gods were defeated by little Ganesha. Shiva was furious! It had now become a matter of his honour. So, he himself came forward to fight against the little boy. But Ganesha was completely ready to fight against him. So, as soon as Shiva lifted his trident, it was immediately struck
Sage Narad saw that Ganesha had defeated all the ganas of Shiva. He persuaded Brahma, Vishnu and Indra to reach Mount Kailash along with the other gods. Everyone thought he was probably being tricked by Shiva and Parvati. Still, all of them hurried to aid Shiva. Parvati saw all the gods approaching. She became worried
Shiva ignored Ganesha and tried to enter his house, but Ganesha hit him with his spear. Shiva turned red with anger. He ordered his ganas to get rid of the boy. Shiva’s ganas rushed in and stood before Ganesha. “Do you have any idea who Shiva is? He is our master and this cave belongs
One day, Parvati was getting ready for her bath. She told Ganesha, “Son, do not let anyone come inside while I am bathing.” Parvati also gave him a spear for his safety. Ganesha started guarding Parvati’s bathing chamber. A little later, Shiva reached his cave. To his surprise, he saw a young boy guarding the
Parvati decided to create a gana for herself, as all the ganas and Nandi obeyed Shiva’s commands first. One day, Parvati was smearing her body with sandal and turmeric paste. Suddenly, an idea struck her! She rubbed the paste off her body. She created an idol of a little boy from that sandal-turmeric paste residue.
The ganas of Shiva could roam around anywhere in Mount Kailash. Parvati was not very happy with the freedom of the ganas, as they sometimes used to disturb her privacy. One day, Parvati was preparing to take her bath. She did not want to be disturbed, so she told Nandi to guard the door and
Shiva had many attendants called the ‘ganas’. The ganas were supernatural beings with terrifying faces and bodies. The chief of the ganas was Nandi. Nandi was also the vehicle (vahan) of Shiva and the gatekeeper of his abode. According to a legend, Nandi was the son of Sage Shilad. He was devoted to Shiva right
Lord Shiva is one of the main deities of Hindu Trimurti (Trinity) in Indian mythology. He married goddess Parvati and lived in the caves of Mount Kailash in the Himalayas. Shiva and Parvati had two sons named Karttikey and Ganesha, and one daughter named Ashok Sundari. Karttikey was the first son of Shiva and Parvati,
Nelly was a nervous dinosaur. Every night, she would think of the next day and start worrying. She would try to think of everything that could wrong in her day, imagining all possible scenarios, she then spent the day expecting something or the other to go wrong. Nelly’s friends, Lily and Ava, disliked this quality
Ollie was a lazy Ornithomimid dinosaur. Though they were supposed to be the fastest yet Ollie was anything but fast. He was so lazy that he didn’t even like to move, leave alone running like the other Ornithomimid dinosaurs. One day, a competition was announced in the forest; the fastest dinosaur would be awarded with
Every teenage dinosaur liked being famous at school, Emma was no exception. Emma loved attention and wanted so many friends that, wherever she went, dinos knew her. At school, Emma called all the dinos her friends; she’d talk, eat and sometimes go out with them. One evening, as Emma cycled back home from school, she
Sally and Spikey had an adorable daughter, Sophia. Both parents showered Sophia with a lot of love and attention. Sally wouldn’t let Sophia out of her sight and pampered her limitlessly. But Spikey wanted Sophia to grow into a strong and independent dino. So, when Sophia turned one, Spikey started teaching her how to hunt.
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Thomas and Tina sat together in the class. Both these dinos were kind and sweet but unhappy with their circumstances. Upset, they started discussing their situations. Thomas said to Tina, “You must get whatever you want from your parents; your grades are always good. They make me work hard even for birthday gifts.” Tina replied,