How Parvati created Ganesha, and how he came to have the head of an elephant.
Home Worship of Lord Ganesha
The popular Hindi Ganesh aarti: his parents, tusk and four arms, his mouse, laddu offerings, and boons for every seeker.
A forty-verse hymn praising Ganesha, remover of obstacles, recited for wisdom, prosperity, and success at the start of new endeavors.
A hymn to Mahaganapati for release from debt, with a promise of relief after six months of recitation at the three twilights.
A Sanskrit hymn praising Lord Ganesha as the bringer of joy, remover of obstacles, and sole refuge of the leaderless. Verse 1 of 5 in the Ganesha Pancharatnam.
The Ganapati Atharvashirsha (Ganapati Upanishad), an Atharvaveda-tradition text praising Ganesha as Brahman and the Self.