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Before dawn on 20 September 1995, a worshipper at a temple in southern New Delhi made an offering of milk to a statue of Ganesha. When a spoonful of milk from the bowl was held up to the trunk of the statue, the liquid appeared to disappear, apparently taken in by the idol. Word of the event spread quickly, and by mid-morning it was claimed ...
Ganesha is mentioned in Hindu texts between the 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE, and a few Ganesha images from the 4th and 5th centuries CE have been documented by scholars. [13] Hindu texts identify him as the son of Parvati and Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditions.
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.
Bal Ganesh (transl. Little Ganesh) is a 2007 animated musical religious feature film directed by Pankaj Sharma based on Hindu scriptures. The film is about the divine adventures and sacred tales of Ganesh , the Hindu elephant-headed god, when he was in child form.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Mahatma Gandhi as photographed in London in 1931 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a key Indian independence movement leader known for employing nonviolent resistance against British Rule to successfully lead the campaign. He was the pioneer of ...
The temple hosts the holy shrine of Ganesh or Ashok Vinayak. On special days like Tuesdays and during special occasions like Dashain and Indra Jatra, the statue is decorated with a metallic cover made of silver or other metals. Right across the narrow road where the temple is, you will find a mouse which is known as a loyal bahan of the god Ganesh.
The Aishwarya Ganapathi or Monolith Ganesh is located at Avancha, Thimmajipeta, Nagarkurnool in the Indian state of Telangana. The statue of the Hindu deity Ganesha, belongs to the Western Chalukya Empire. The statue is 7.62 meters tall – 9.144 meters including pedestal. [1] [2] [3]
Khairatabad Ganesh is an idol of the Hindu god Ganesha (known as "Ganesh" in Hindi) that is installed during the annual festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at Khairatabad locality of Hyderabad, India. Constructed annually and known for its height and the laddu held in the figure's hand, the idol is worshipped during the 10-day festival where thousands ...