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According to scriptures, if somebody worships the idol made out of parad, he attains many more times materialistic and spiritual gains in comparison to the person worshipping idols made out of gold and silver. Parad is also known as Mercury. Special Knowledge, Supernatural powers, wealth, fame, glory---these are the special characteristics associated with Parad. Lord Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is considered to be the Lord of success and destroyer of evil forces and obstacles. His head which has got the elephant like countenance symboloises the soul or Atman and His human body signifies the earthly existence or Maya. Atman or the soul is the ultimate reality of human existence. Maya is what the human being gets entrapped into during the existence of his body.
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