Lord Ganesha is one of the most popular deities in Hinduism. Ganesh ji is also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka. Shri Ganesh is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and brother of Lord Kartikeya. According to Shiva Purana, Lord Ganesha had two sons. Whose name was Shubh and Labh. Shubh and Labh are good luck and profit givers respectively. Shubh was the son of Goddess Riddhi and Labh was the son of Goddess Siddhi. Worshiping Lord Ganesha increases intelligence, prosperity and auspiciousness. Lord Ganesha makes every work successful.
The main festival of worship of Lord Ganesha is Ganesh Chaturthi . Which comes every year in August or September. Apart from this, some people also worship Ganesh ji on Chaturthi Tithi of every month because Shri Ganesh is the lord of this date. Worshiping them brings happiness and good fortune in married life and prosperity in the house increases. Apart from these special dates and festival, worship and aarti of Ganesh ji should be done on every Wednesday. By doing this, Ganesha gets pleased soon.
