1. Why was Ganesha Created ?

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According to the Linga Purana, Lord Ganesha was created by Goddess Parvati by fusion of  Her powers with those of Lord Shiva at the request of the Gods. Read here to know more - 

Elephant Headed God Ganesha

The Gods, demi-gods and humans were frequently troubled by demons. The demons obstructed various endeavours and hurdled their day to day life. They often destroyed the sacifical offerings made by the mortals to Gods. This further muted the powers of Gods.

The Gods decided to approach Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. They requested the divinity to help them in overcoming the wrath of demons. "O mighty Shiva, we wish that you create a Vighnakartaa (obstacle-creator) for demons. May this Vighnakartaa be the Vighnahartaa (obstacle-averter) for us and help us achieve fruits of our hard work".

Thus the sequence of events led to the creation of Ganesha in future. Eventually, Ganesha was elevated to a status above all God. He is also known as Devadideva, Bhuvanpati and Bhupati, which means the God of Gods.