> Ganesha. According to one legend, he was created from sandal paste
> applied on Parvati's arms, and subsequently animated by her. The elephant
head
> came later.
Other instances too .. asuras (demons) being formed out of sweat (andhaka,
from the sweat dripping off parvati's brow when shiva came behind her and
closed her eyes with his hands), raktabeeja - a demon who had the boon that
every drop of his blood that'd touch the ground became one of his clones ..
so that Kali finally killed him by catching his blood in a bowl and drinking
it, etc
srs
