Ganesha
Sign in to saveGanesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most revered and worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions are found throughout India. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations. Ganesha also holds the Title of "Pratham Pujya" (the god to be worshipped initially before the worship of any other Deity). Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists and beyond India.
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Ganesha is one of the most important and widely worshipped gods in Hinduism, known by several names and depicted throughout India across different Hindu traditions. He is traditionally honored as the deity to be worshipped first before any other god, and his devotion extends beyond Hinduism to Jainism, Buddhism, and communities around the world.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.name
- Ganesha
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.father
- Shiva
- Deity.mother
- Parvati
- Deity.siblings
- Kartikeya (brother)Ashokasundari (sister)
- Deity.consort
- Buddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi or celibate in some traditions
- Deity.deity_of
- god of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck; Remover of Obstacles The Supreme Being (Ganapatya)
- Deity.image
- Ganesha_Basohli_miniature_circa_1730_Dubost_p73.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi
- Deity.alt
- Attired in an orange dhoti, a four-armed elephant-headed man sits on a large lotus. His body is red in colour and he wears various golden necklaces and bracelets and a snake around his neck. On the three points of his crown, budding lotuses have been fixed. He holds in his two right hands the rosary (lower hand) and a cup filled with three modakas (round yellow sweets), a fourth modaka held by the curving trunk is just about to be tasted. In his two left hands, he holds a lotus in the upper hand and an axe in the lower one, with its handle leaning against his shoulder.
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27 sectionsContents
- Etymology and other names
- Iconography
- Common attributes
- Vahanas
- Features
- Removal of obstacles
- Buddhi (Intelligence)
- Om
- First chakra
- Family and consorts
- Worship and festivals
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Temples
- Rise to prominence
- First appearance
- Possible influences
- Vedic and epic literature
- Puranic period
- Second Millennium CE Scriptures
- Beyond India and Hinduism
- In Buddhism
- Jainism
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- See also
- General references
- External links
Ganesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most revered and worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions are found throughout India. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations. Ganesha also holds the Title of "Pratham Pujya" (the god to be worshipped initially before the worship of any other Deity). Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists and beyond India.
Although Ganesha has many attributes, he is readily identified by his elephant head and four arms. He is widely revered, more specifically, as the remover of obstacles and bringer of good luck; the patron of arts and sciences; and the deva of logic, intellect, and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked during writing sessions as a patron of letters and learning. Several texts relate anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits.