The highly articulated mythology of Hinduism presents many stories which explain the manner in which Ganesha obtained his elephant head; often the origin of this particular attribute is to be found in the same anecdotes which tell about his birth.

• 印度教神话的高度衔接性呈现在很多故事里面，解释了甘尼萨获取象头的方式；经常是这种特殊属性的源头，可以在讲述他出生的同样秩事里面找到。