• Thumbnail for Ganesha
    Ganesha (redirect from Gaṇeśa)
    Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped...
    97 KB (11,205 words) - 08:49, 8 May 2024
  • Look up Ganesa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ganesa may refer to: Gaṇeśa, alternate spelling for the name of the Hindu god Ganesa (gastropod), a...
    527 bytes (81 words) - 02:07, 12 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ganesha Purana
    Ganesha Purana (Sanskrit:गणेश पुराणम्; gaṇeśa purāṇam) is a Sanskrit text that deals with the Hindu deity Ganesha (Gaṇeśa). It is an upapurāṇa (minor Purana)...
    18 KB (2,460 words) - 08:24, 31 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Consorts of Ganesha
    "descriptions of Gaṇeśa as siddhi-buddhi-samanvita 'accompanied by, followed by siddhi and buddhi.' often seem to mean no more than that, when Gaṇeśa is present...
    25 KB (3,302 words) - 09:29, 10 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Gautama Maharishi
    Jainism and Buddhism. Gautama is mentioned in the Yajurveda, Ramayana, and Gaṇeśa Pūrana and is known for cursing his wife Ahalyā. Another important story...
    5 KB (555 words) - 11:30, 8 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ganesa Macula
    Ganesa Macula is a dark feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the Hindu god Ganesha. Ganesa was formerly tentatively identified as a cryovolcanic...
    1 KB (104 words) - 14:58, 27 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Gaṇeśa Daivajna
    Gaṇeśa Daivajna (born 1507, fl. 1520-1554) was a sixteenth century astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician from western India who wrote books on methods...
    4 KB (425 words) - 12:15, 30 October 2023
  • Sankaranarayana Iyer Ganesa Iyer, commonly named as S Ganesa Iyer was 8th descendant of Subbayyan Dalawa. He was born in Varkala. He started as a teacher...
    4 KB (268 words) - 05:11, 16 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ganapatya
    The Sites Sacred to Gaṇeśa", in: N.K. Wagle, ed., Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India. p. 103. R.C. Hazra, "The Gaṇeśa Purāṇa", Journal of...
    8 KB (957 words) - 14:18, 21 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Basohli (town)
    attacked him, Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to Gaṇeśa." "Basholi"....
    10 KB (960 words) - 03:37, 9 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ganesa (gastropod)
    Ganesa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. Species within the genus Ganesa include: Ganesa nitidiuscula Jeffreys...
    4 KB (415 words) - 17:36, 3 March 2021
  • Ganesa panamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Additional information regarding this species: Taxonomy:...
    3 KB (309 words) - 11:02, 25 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ganesa nitidiuscula
    Ganesa nitidiuscula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. The diameter of the shell is 3.1 mm. The shell is rimate...
    2 KB (135 words) - 17:36, 3 March 2021
  • Thumbnail for Gana
    Kailash. Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva; the deity's title is gaṇeśa or gaṇapati, meaning, "lord or leader of the ganas". The term gana is employed...
    4 KB (430 words) - 11:48, 9 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Iṣṭa-devatā (Hinduism)
    its connection with Smārta Brahmins is from p. 163, Courtright, Paul B. Gaṇeśa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings. (Oxford University Press: New York...
    6 KB (577 words) - 03:03, 9 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa
    Vishnu in Vaishnava Upanishads, Devi in Shakti Upanishads. Homage to Lord Gaṇeśa. Oṃ. Reverence to Gaṇapati. You are indeed the visible "That Thou Art" [tattvamasi]...
    16 KB (1,960 words) - 14:21, 15 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Arhopala ganesa
    Arhopala ganesa, the tailless bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found at the junction of the Palearctic realm and the Indomalayan realm...
    2 KB (212 words) - 18:04, 14 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Swami Kuvalayananda
    Swami Kuvalayananda (born Jagannatha Ganesa Gune, 30 August 1883 – 18 April 1966) was a yoga guru, researcher, and educator primarily known for his pioneering...
    12 KB (1,385 words) - 07:55, 26 October 2023
  • of Ganesh Chalisa The Ganesha Chalisa (Awadhi: गणेश चालीसा, romanized: Gaṇeśa Chālisā, lit. 'forty quatrains on Ganesha') is a Hindu devotional hymn (stotra)...
    1 KB (140 words) - 09:41, 23 February 2024
  • Ganesha is a Hindu deity of intellect and wisdom. Ganesha, Ganesh, or Gaṇeśa may also refer to: Ganesh (name), a list of people with the given name and...
    2 KB (295 words) - 04:39, 10 May 2024
  • Granoff, "Gaṇeśa as Metaphor," in Robert L. Brown (ed.) Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God, pp. 94-5, note 2. ISBN 0-7914-0657-1 R. C. Hazra, "The Gaṇeśa Purāṇa...
    7 KB (1,050 words) - 07:02, 11 January 2024
  • the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Gaṇapati is described as taking a different incarnation (avatāra) in each of the four cosmic ages (yugas). In the kṛta yuga, Gaṇeśa incarnates...
    60 KB (6,626 words) - 23:59, 7 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bhrigu Samhita
    different types of horoscopes compiled by him claimed to be with the help of Gaṇeśa in a brief and concise manner. The total number of permutations/possible...
    3 KB (302 words) - 01:52, 29 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Raksha Bandhan
    recent vintage, in which Gaṇeśa has a daughter, the neophyte goddess of satisfaction, Santoshī Mā. In the film, the role of Gaṇeśa as family man is developed...
    70 KB (8,280 words) - 22:51, 22 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Shiva
    Tradition. South Asia Books. ISBN 8120805577. Courtright, Paul B. (1985). Gaṇeśa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings. New York: Oxford University Press...
    168 KB (18,092 words) - 07:13, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lenyadri
    Lenyadri (redirect from Ganesa Lena)
    Lenyadri, sometimes called Ganesa Lena, Ganesh Pahar Caves, are a series of about 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves, located about 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north...
    34 KB (4,702 words) - 07:22, 28 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ganesha in world religions
    Park, West Java. While there are not temples dedicated specifically to Gaṇeśa, he is found in every Śiva shrine throughout the islands. An 11th-century-CE...
    25 KB (3,263 words) - 16:33, 15 April 2024
  • States Educational Foundation in India. p. 4. Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaṇeśa, the Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Franco-Indian Research. pp. 412–416...
    35 KB (1,668 words) - 14:16, 18 April 2024
  • Nagercoil Ganesa Iyer (NSG) (1905—1978) was a prominent carnatic musician and exponent. Nagercoil S Ganesa Iyer (NSG) was born in Nagercoil in 1905 to...
    7 KB (656 words) - 14:44, 8 February 2023
  • of these are - Śrīvighneśvarasuprabhātam. A Suprabhāta poem eulogizing Gaṇeśa. Śrīsiddhivināyakasuprabhātam. A Suprabhāta poem eulogizing Siddhivināyaka...
    31 KB (571 words) - 08:33, 18 February 2024