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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.
Parvati playing with baby Ganesha. While Ganesha is popularly considered to be the son of Shiva and Parvati, the Puranas relate several different versions of his birth. [5] [6] These include versions in which he is created by Shiva, [7] by Parvati, [8] by Shiva and Parvati, [9] or in a mysterious manner that is later discovered by Shiva and Parvati.
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the UK by the British Hindu population living there. The Hindu Culture and Heritage Society, a Southall-based organisation, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi for the first time in London in 2005 at the Vishwa Hindu Temple; and the idol was immersed in the River Thames at Putney Pier [citation needed].
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The central figure, the cow-headed yogini, Vrishabha, holds the baby Ganesha in her arms. [3] Vinayaki, a minor figure, is pot-bellied and carries an ankusha (elephant goad) like Ganesha. [8] In this configuration, Vrishabha may be considered as a mother of Ganesha and other goddesses, thus signifying a sibling relationship between Vinayaki and ...
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Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series Vaseem Khan [ 3 ] (born 1973) is a British writer, author of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels [ 4 ] – a series of crime novels set in India –featuring retired Mumbai police Inspector Ashwin Chopra and his sidekick, a baby elephant named Ganesha.
In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. List of names. Sanskrit Name Name Mantra Name Meaning Name