Complex sentence: Modak has a special importance in the worship of the Hindu god Ganesh; modak is believed to be his favorite food, which begets him the monicker modakapriya (the one who likes modak) in Sanskrit.
Split into simpler sentences: Modak has a special importance in the worship of the Hindu god Ganesh. Modak is believed to be his favorite food, which begets him the monicker modakapriya (the one who likes modak) in Sanskrit.