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Ganesh

noun
1.
Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles.  Synonyms: Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha.





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"Ganesh" Quotes from Famous Books



... Anna Purna, the corn-goddess of the Telugu country; and in her form of Gauri or 'the Yellow One' she is perhaps herself the yellow corn. As Gauri she is worshipped at weddings in conjunction with Ganesh or Ganpati, the god of Good Fortune; and it is probably in honour of the harvest colour that Hindus of the upper castes wear yellow at their weddings and consider it lucky. A Brahman also prefers to wear yellow when eating his food. It has been seen [12] that red is the lucky colour of the lower ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV - Kumhar-Yemkala • R.V. Russell


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


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