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	\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)		\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)
	\| image = Ganesh on his vahana, a mouse or rat; bazaar art, 1910.jpg		\| image = Ganesh on his vahana, a mouse or rat; bazaar art, 1910.jpg
	\| caption = Ganesha on ride [[Mouse]]		\| caption = Ganesha on ride his [[Mouse]]
	\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])		\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
	\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}		\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}

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	\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)		\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)
	\| image = Ganesh on his vahana, a mouse or rat; bazaar art, 1910.jpg		\| image = Ganesh on his vahana, a mouse or rat; bazaar art, 1910.jpg
	\| caption = Ganesha on ride [[~~Muridae~~]]		\| caption = Ganesha on ride [[Mouse]]
	\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])		\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
	\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}		\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}
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	\| abode = • [[Mount Kailash]] (with parents) <br/>• Svānandaloka		\| abode = • [[Mount Kailash]] (with parents) <br/>• Svānandaloka
	\| weapon = [[Parashu\|{{IAST\|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)\|{{IAST\|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad\|{{IAST\|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]		\| weapon = [[Parashu\|{{IAST\|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)\|{{IAST\|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad\|{{IAST\|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]
	\| mount = [[~~Muridae~~]]		\| mount = [[Mouse]]
	\| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]		\| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]
	\| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Diwali]]		\| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Diwali]]

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	\| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)\|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya\|celibate]]		\| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)\|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya\|celibate]]
	\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)		\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)
	\| image = ~~Ganesha~~, ~~the elephant headed god Wellcome L0043626~~.jpg		\| image = Ganesh on his vahana, a mouse or rat; bazaar art, 1910.jpg
	\| caption = ~~A roundel with depiction of~~ Ganesha~~,11th century~~		\| caption = Ganesha on ride [[Muridae]]
	\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])		\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
	\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}		\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}
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	\| abode = • [[Mount Kailash]] (with parents) <br/>• Svānandaloka		\| abode = • [[Mount Kailash]] (with parents) <br/>• Svānandaloka
	\| weapon = [[Parashu\|{{IAST\|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)\|{{IAST\|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad\|{{IAST\|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]		\| weapon = [[Parashu\|{{IAST\|Paraśu}} (axe)]], [[Pasha (Hinduism)\|{{IAST\|pāśa}} (noose)]], [[Elephant goad\|{{IAST\|aṅkuśa}} (elephant goad)]]
	\| mount = [[~~Mouse~~]]		\| mount = [[Muridae]]
	\| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]		\| symbols = [[Swastika]], [[Om]], [[Modak]]
	\| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Diwali]]		\| festivals = [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], [[Diwali]]

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	{{further\|Ganesha Purana\|Mudgala Purana\|Ganapati Atharvashirsa}}		{{further\|Ganesha Purana\|Mudgala Purana\|Ganapati Atharvashirsa}}
	[[File:Prambanan-ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|175px\|left\|Ganesha statue in 9th-century [[Prambanan]] [[Yogyakarta]] , [[Indonesia]]]]		[[File:Prambanan-ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|175px\|left\|Ganesha statue in 9th-century [[Prambanan]] [[Yogyakarta]] , [[Indonesia]]]]
	[[File:Ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|Ganesha statue in 20th-century Muesum ~~cham, [[Da Nang\|Danang]]~~, [[Vietnam]]]]		[[File:Ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|Ganesha statue in 20th-century Cham Muesum, [[Central Vietnam]]]]
	Once Ganesha was accepted as one of the five principal deities of Hinduism, some Hindus chose Ganesha as their principal deity. They developed the [[Ganapatya]] tradition, as seen in the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana''.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets\|Thapan\|1997}}, pp. 196–197. Addresses the {{IAST\|pañcāyatana}} in the {{IAST\|Smārta}} tradition and the relationship of the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana'' to it.</ref>		Once Ganesha was accepted as one of the five principal deities of Hinduism, some Hindus chose Ganesha as their principal deity. They developed the [[Ganapatya]] tradition, as seen in the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana''.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets\|Thapan\|1997}}, pp. 196–197. Addresses the {{IAST\|pañcāyatana}} in the {{IAST\|Smārta}} tradition and the relationship of the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana'' to it.</ref>

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	\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)		\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)
	\| image = Ganesha, the elephant headed god Wellcome L0043626.jpg		\| image = Ganesha, the elephant headed god Wellcome L0043626.jpg
	\| caption = A roundel with depiction of Ganesha,11th century {{IAST\|Mudgalapurāṇa}} (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism ({{IAST\|Mamāsura}}) who had attacked him, {{IAST\|Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja}} throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to {{IAST\|Gaṇeśha}}." For quotation of description of the work, see: {{Harvard citation no brackets\|Martin-Dubost\|1997\|p=73}}.</ref>		\| caption = A roundel with depiction of Ganesha,11th century
	\| alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, an 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.
	\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])		\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])
	\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}		\| mantra = {{IAST\|Oṃ Ekadantaya Vidmahe,Vakrathundaya Dhimahi,Thanno Danthi Prachodhayat}}

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	\| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)\|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya\|celibate]]		\| consort = [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi (Wisdom)\|Buddhi]], [[Riddhi]] and [[Siddhi]] or [[brahmacharya\|celibate]]
	\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)		\| deity_of = God of New Beginnings, Wisdom and Luck <br/> Remover of Obstacles{{Sfn\|Heras\|1972\|p=58}}{{Sfn\|Getty\|1936\|p= 5}}<br/>Supreme God (Ganapatya)
	\| image = Ganesha ~~Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73~~.jpg		\| image = Ganesha, the elephant headed god Wellcome L0043626.jpg
	\| caption = ~~[[Basohli]] miniature, c. 1730. [[National Museum, New Delhi]].<ref>"~~Ganesha ~~getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature, circa 1730. National Museum~~, ~~New Delhi. In the~~ {{IAST\|Mudgalapurāṇa}} (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism ({{IAST\|Mamāsura}}) who had attacked him, {{IAST\|Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja}} throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to {{IAST\|Gaṇeśha}}." For quotation of description of the work, see: {{Harvard citation no brackets\|Martin-Dubost\|1997\|p=73}}.</ref>		\| caption = A roundel with depiction of Ganesha,11th century {{IAST\|Mudgalapurāṇa}} (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism ({{IAST\|Mamāsura}}) who had attacked him, {{IAST\|Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja}} throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to {{IAST\|Gaṇeśha}}." For quotation of description of the work, see: {{Harvard citation no brackets\|Martin-Dubost\|1997\|p=73}}.</ref>
	\| alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, an 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.		\| alt = Attired in an orange dhoti, an 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.
	\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])		\| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Deva]], [[Brahman]] ([[Ganapatya]]), [[Saguna Brahman]] ([[Panchayatana puja]])

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'''Ganesha''' or ('''Ganesh''') is the elephant-headed [[Deity|god]] in [[Hinduism]]. He is the son of [[Shiva]] and [[Parvati]].

Ganesha is a very popular god in Hinduism, and was one of the most worshipped. Hindu tradition states that Ganesha is a god of wisdom, success and good luck. He is also the giver of different types of favors. The Hindu tradition calls Ganesha as the Vighneshvara. "Vighneshvara" in Sanskrit language means one who was the '''lord of obstacles or difficulties'''. Thus, the Hindu tradition states that by worshiping Ganesha, one can remove all obstacles and difficulties.

==His worship to God ==
There are many temples (mandirs) of Ganesha, however in many Hindu temples there are statues and carvings. But, in most of the temples of Hindus, people worship Ganesha. Hindu Tradition gives Ganesha an important place. The tradition says that [[Hindus]] should worship their religious functions and ceremonies because he is the god of all obstacles. Generally, many Hindus also worship Ganesha before starting any new thing. Thus, for example, before occupying a new household

==Birth==

There are many stories of lord Ganesha's birth. The popular and widely-held version is as follows:

A story says that one day, Goddess Parvati was taking a bath at home. She did not want anyone to disturb her. She created a boy with her powers, and told him to guard and not let anyone in. When Lord Shiva came home, he wanted to come inside but the boy would not let him. Lord Shiva asked his army to make him go away, but his army failed. Finally, Shiva just cut the boy’s head off. When Parvati had heard what had happened, she was angry. She pleaded with Shiva to save him. Lord Shiva sent his army to go find a head for Ganesha. His army came back with an elephant head.

==His [[Picture|image]]==

Any picture, image or portrayal in any form of Ganesha generally has the following characteristics or features:
*He has the head of an elephant.
*He is shown with a big body, showing that the entire universe is inside him.
*His colour is red, orange, or yellow.
*Generally, he has four arms, and sometimes three eyes.
*He carries a [[Japamala|mala]] ([[garland]]) and certain other items like a lotus flower.
*He sits generally with a bowl of sweets (laddus or modaks) before him.
*A mouse or rat will be near Ganesha. He uses a mouse (rat) as his mount (vahans).
He is often different in each picture, unlike most Hindu gods.

==Other names ==

Ganesha has several other names. Some of his names are:

*Gajanana
*Heramba
*Pillaiyar
*Vinayaka
*Ekdanta
*Vakratunda
*Krishnapingaksha
*Gajavaktra
*Bhalchandra
*Lambodara
*Vikatmev
*Vighnaraj
*Dhumravarna
*Ganesh
*Ganapati
*Supradipa

==References==
{{commonscat|Ganesha}}
*Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend ({{ISBN|0500510881}}) by Anna Dallapiccola
* [http://www.happyganeshchaturthi.com/ Ganpati Bappa Morya]
*[https://www.dailybhajan.com/ganesh-bhajan-lyrics/ganesha-pancharatnam-lyrics Shri Ganesha Pancharatnam Lyrics]

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	[[File:Prambanan-ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|175px\|left\|Ganesha statue in 9th-century [[Prambanan]] [[Yogyakarta]] , [[Indonesia]]]]		[[File:Prambanan-ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|175px\|left\|Ganesha statue in 9th-century [[Prambanan]] [[Yogyakarta]] , [[Indonesia]]]]
	[[File:Ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|Ganesha statue in 20th-century Muesum ~~cham, [[Da Nang\|Danang]]~~, [[Vietnam]]]]		[[File:Ganesha.jpg\|thumb\|Ganesha statue in 20th-century Cham Muesum, [[Central Vietnam]]]]
	Once Ganesha was accepted as one of the five principal deities of Hinduism, some Hindus chose Ganesha as their principal deity. They developed the [[Ganapatya]] tradition, as seen in the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana''.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets\|Thapan\|1997}}, pp. 196–197. Addresses the {{IAST\|pañcāyatana}} in the {{IAST\|Smārta}} tradition and the relationship of the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana'' to it.</ref>		Once Ganesha was accepted as one of the five principal deities of Hinduism, some Hindus chose Ganesha as their principal deity. They developed the [[Ganapatya]] tradition, as seen in the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana''.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets\|Thapan\|1997}}, pp. 196–197. Addresses the {{IAST\|pañcāyatana}} in the {{IAST\|Smārta}} tradition and the relationship of the ''Ganesha Purana'' and the ''Mudgala Purana'' to it.</ref>