Complete Definition of "Ganesha"

English
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Alternative spellings
Ganes
Ganesa
Ganesh

Etymology
From Skr. गणेश or श्रीगणेश "lord of hosts"

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. A Hindu God of intellect and wisdom, son of Parvati and Shiva. He is the husband of Bharati, Riddhi, and Siddhi. He is also known as the Remover of Obstacles, Lord of education, prudence, luck and fortune, gates, doors, doorways, household and writing. Ganesha is represented with a head of a one-tusked elephant, four arms, and is usually accompanied by a mouse. He can also be described as a God of Beginnings, as he is usually the god who is invoked before any other god at ceremonies and before any work. Ganesha is also known as the writer of Mahabharata.

Synonyms
These are only a few common synonyms. For more synonyms, please look under Ganesha#External links|External links.
Aumkara, Ekadanta, Gajanana, Ganapati, Lambodara, Shurpa Karna, Umaputra, Vakratunda, Vighnaharta, Vinayaka

Translations

Bosnian: Ganeš#Bosnian|Ganeš m
Catalan: Ganesha
Danish: Ganesha
Dutch: Ganesh, Ganesha
French: Ganesh
German: Ganesha
Gujarati: ગણપતિ (GaNapati?), ગણપતિં (GaNapati?.n)
Hebrew: ×’× ×©
Hindi: गणेश (GaNe?š)
Italian: Ganesha
Japanese: ガネーシャ
Latin: Ganesha
Lithuanian: Ganešas
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Marathi: गणपती (GaNapat?ī)
Polish: Ganeśa
Portuguese: Ganesa
Sanskrit: गणेश (GaNe?ša), गणपतिं (GaNapati?.n), गणपति (GaNapati?)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Ганеш#Serbian|Ганеш m
:Roman: Ganeš#Serbian|Ganeš m
Slovene: Ganeša
Spanish: Ganesha
Swedish: Ganesha
Tamil: விநாயகர் (Vināyagar)
Telugu: వినాయకుడు
Urdu: URchar|گنیش (Ganeš)

External links
108 names of Lord Ganesh with meanings
Official Site of Shree SiddhiVinayak Temple, Mumbai, INDIA
Small Portal on Ganesha
Lord Ganesh - Description on hindunet.org
Ganesha: The Elephant-God
Ganesha in Art and Mythology
Ganesha Chaturthi
Lord Ganesha image gallery
Ganesh in Ireland
Ganesha's Role In Astrology

Category:Hindu deities

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