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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 | [[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> | ||