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Ganesha Kavacham: Story behind writing Ganesha Kavacham:  The origin story of Ganesha Kavacham is not well-documented, and there are several different versions of its origin. However, one popular story goes as follows: Once, the great sage Kashyapa visited the court of King Mandooya, who was a great devotee of Lord Ganesha. Kashyapa noticed that the king was wearing a beautiful garland of lotuses around his neck, and he asked the king where he had obtained it. The king replied that the garland had been given to him by Lord Ganesha himself, and that it was a token of the Lord's grace and protection. Sage Kashyapa was intrigued, and he asked the king to teach him the mantra or prayer that Lord Ganesha had given him. The king replied that it was not a mantra or prayer, but a sacred kavacham, or protective shield, that Lord Ganesha had bestowed upon him. The king then recited the Ganesha Kavacham for Sage Kashyapa, explaining that it was a powerful prayer of protection that would shie...