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The worship of Ganesha is considered complementary with the worship of other deities. Hindus of all sects begin prayers, important undertakings, and religious ceremonies with an invocation of Ganesha, because of Ganesha's role as the god of beginnings.
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]
Mantras such as Om Shri Gaṇeshāya Namah (Om, salutation to the Illustrious Ganesha) are often used. One of the most famous mantras associated with Ganesha is Om Gaṃ Ganapataye Namah (Om, Gaṃ, Salutation to the Lord of Hosts). [135] Devotees offer Ganesha sweets such as modaka and small sweet balls called laddus.
Om Pramukhaya Namah। सुमुख ॐ सुमुखाय नमः। Auspicious Face Sumukha Om Sumukhaya Namah। कृति ॐ कृतिने नमः। Lord of Music Kriti Om Kritine Namah। सुप्रदीप ॐ सुप्रदीपाय नमः। Supradipa Om Supradipaya Namah। सुखनिधी
In one of these texts, a practice text (sadhana) called Vinayaka Raja Sadhanam, Ganapati's short recitation mantra is given as: Om Ah Gah Hum Svaha, and a longer mantra is given as: Om Gam Ganapati Mama Ratna Siddhi Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Ganapati svaha. [10] Vinayaka is also known as Maha Rakta, the great Red Lord of Ganas.
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The oral tradition of the Vedas consists of several pathas, "recitations" or ways of chanting the Vedic mantras.Such traditions of Vedic chant are often considered the oldest unbroken oral tradition in existence, the fixation of the Vedic texts as preserved dating to roughly the time of Homer (early Iron Age).
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