In one story, a deity depicted as one of these animals began eating citizens before being stopped by a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara (“AHV-uh-lo-kee-TESH-vuh-ruh”) who seduced him. In another story, the king Indrayumna was cursed by Agastya to turn into one of these animals until he was saved by Vishnu. Eight incarnations of a deity usually depicted as one of these creatures are described in the Mudgala Purana. A deity is depicted as one of these animals in (*) idols that are left to dissolve in (10[1])bodies of water (10[1])during a Chaturthi festival. (10[1])A deity represented as this animal ran around his parents (10[1])to beat his brother Kartikeya in a race. After that deity had his head cut off, his mother Parvati replaced it with one belonging to these animals. For 10 points, name this animal used for depictions of Ganesha. ■END■