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2. 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 father ...

3. 108 Names of Ganesh - Wikipedia

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   In Hindu mythology, the God Ganesh has 108 names. The following is a list of the names. List of names. Sanskrit Name ... Elephant-faced Lord Gajanana

4. Ganesh Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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   e. Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: Gaṇeśa Caturthī), also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi (Vināyaka Caturthī) or Vinayaka Chavithi (Vināyaka Cavithī) or Vinayagar Chaturthi (Vināyagar Caturthī), is a Hindu festival birthday of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh. [1] The festival is marked with the installation of Lord Ganesha's clay murtis (devotional ...

5. Consorts of Ganesha - Wikipedia

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   According to one non-mainstream tradition, Ganesha was a brahmacārin, that is, unmarried. [6] This pattern is primarily popular in parts of southern India. [7] This tradition was linked to the controversial concept of the relationship between celibacy and the commitment to spiritual growth. [8]

6. Uchchhishta Ganapati - Wikipedia

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   Uchchhishta Ganapati, Nanjangud. Uchchhishta Ganapati (Sanskrit: उच्छिष्ट-गणपति, Ucchiṣṭa Gaṇapati) is a Tantric aspect of the Hindu god Ganesha (Ganapati). He is the primary deity of the Uchchhishta Ganapatya sect, one of six major schools of the Ganapatyas. He is worshipped primarily by heterodox vamachara rituals.

7. Ganesha Purana - Wikipedia

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   Ganesha Purana, The Tale of Chandrangada Upasana Khanda, 54.25 - 54.26 The Ganesa Purana is divided into two sections. The Upasanakhanda (upāsanākhaṇḍa) or "section on devotion" has 92 chapters, and the Kridakhanda (krīḍākhaṇḍa) or "section on the divine play (of Gaṇeśa)" has 155 chapters. The Kridakhanda is also called the Uttarakhanda (uttarakhaṇḍa) in the colophons ...