Ganesha has an elephant head and trunk in every avatar but he trades his mouse-y vahana Mooshik for ... the stories behind each avatar. Vakratunda Illustration: Ritoparna Hazra Ganesha’s first ...

According to the Ganesha Purana, the gandharva Krauncha was cursed by a sage to turn into a rat, who then went on to serve Ganesha as his vaahana. According to another Puranic legend, Gajamukha ...