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Ganesha   Listen
proper noun
Ganesha, Ganesh, Ganesa  n.  (Hindu Myth.) The Hindu god of wisdom, prudence and prophesy; the remover of obstacles.
Synonyms: Ganapati. Note: He is represented as a short, fat, red-colored man, with a large belly and the head of an elephant.






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"Ganesha" Quotes from Famous Books



... deprivations elsewhere, the admirable entertainment which we experienced so unexpectedly at this point. Here the famous Rock of Trichinopoly, from five to six hundred feet high, crested with the Temple of Ganesa, was ascended, and a group of pagodas visited of the most lofty and striking character, similar in extent and general design to those already spoken of. It is not long since, at the assembling of a thousand and more pilgrims upon this lofty and exposed Rock of Trichinopoly, ...
— Due West - or Round the World in Ten Months • Maturin Murray Ballou

... temples dedicated to Bhawani, which word means merely the Goddess, the Got attend to dance in masks; and, on these occasions, ten of them represent Singhini, Vyaghrini, Indrani, Bhairavi, Bhawani, Varahi, Vaishnavi, Kumari, Brahmani, and Ganesa, while four others represent Mahakal, Nandiswar, Vindhyiswar, and Nasadeva, who are the instructors (Gurus) of the other ten deities. From those who come to worship at the temple, the Got that represent these ...
— An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal • Fancis Buchanan Hamilton



Words linked to "Ganesha" :   Ganesh, Ganesa, Ganapati



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