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  2. 108 Names of Ganesh - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. ... Elephant-faced Lord Gajanana

  3. Ganesha Sahasranama - Wikipedia

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    The source text (Sanskrit: मूल; mūla) of Bhaskararaya's Khadyota commentary generally follows the text of the 1993 reprint edition Ganesha Purana (GP-1993) [2], but there are quite a few differences in names, and the versification differs slightly. There are enough differences so that the Bhaskararaya variant and the GP-1993 versions can ...

  4. Thirty-two forms of Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    Thirty-two forms of Ganesha are mentioned frequently in devotional literature related to the Hindu god Ganesha. [1] [2] [3] The Ganesha-centric scripture Mudgala Purana is the first to list them. [4] Detailed descriptions are included in the Shivanidhi portion of the 19th-century Kannada Sritattvanidhi.

  5. Ganesha Purana - Wikipedia

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    The Ganesha Purana (Sanskrit: गणेश पुराणम्; IAST: gaṇeśa purāṇam) is a Sanskrit text that deals with the Hindu deity Ganesha (Gaṇeśa). [1] It is an upapurāṇa (minor Purana) that includes mythology, cosmogony , genealogy, metaphors, yoga , theology and philosophy relating to Ganesha.

  6. Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    The name Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound, joining the words gana (gaṇa), meaning a 'group, multitude, or categorical system' and isha (īśa), meaning 'lord or master'. [18] The word gaṇa when associated with Ganesha is often taken to refer to the gaṇas, a troop of semi-divine beings that form part of the retinue of Shiva , Ganesha's ...

  7. Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa - Wikipedia

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    Ghurye notes that the text identifying Ganesa with the Brahman and is of a very late origin, [7] while Courtright and Thapan date it to the 16th or 17th century. [8] [9]While the Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a late text, the earliest mention of the word Ganapati is found in hymn 2.23.1 of the 2nd-millennium BCE Rigveda. [10]

  8. Mahaganapati - Wikipedia

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    Mahaganapati, folio from the Sritattvanidhi (19th century). Here he is depicted with ten arms and accompanied by a goddess. Mahaganapati (Sanskrit: महागणपति, mahā-gaṇapati), literally "Ganesha, the Great" [1]), also spelled as Maha Ganapati, and frequently called Mahaganadhipati, is an aspect of the Hindu god Ganesha.

  9. Uchchhishta Ganapati - Wikipedia

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    Rao classifies Uchchhishta Ganapati as one of the five Shakti-Ganesha icons, where Ganesha is depicted with a shakti, that is, a female consort. [4] The large figure of Ganesha is accompanied with smaller figure of the consort. [1] The nude devi (goddess) sits on his left lap. She has two arms and wears various ornaments.