Ganesha

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Ganesha is a widely revered Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles and the patron of wisdom, learning, and new beginnings, typically depicted with an elephant head and a pot-bellied human body.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
god
associatedPhilosophy Ganapatya tradition
associatedWith auspiciousness
good fortune
intellect
learning
prosperity
removal of obstacles
wisdom
consort Buddhi
Riddhi
Riddhi
surface form: Siddhi
culturalRole pan-Indian deity
popular deity in Hindu diaspora
widely worshipped across South Asia
deityType god of beginnings
patron of arts and sciences
patron of learning
remover of obstacles
depictedAs elephant-headed deity
four-armed figure
pot-bellied human body
domain arts
commerce
education
household rituals
literature
epithet Lord of Beginnings
Lord of Wisdom
surface form: Lord of Learning

Lord of Wisdom
Lord of the Ganas
Remover of Obstacles
family Devi
surface form: Parvati

Shiva
favoriteFood modaka
festival Ganesh Chaturthi
gender male
hasAspect Ekadanta
Gajanana
Ganesha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heramba Ganapati

Vakratunda
surface form: Lambodara

Vinayaka
surface form: Maha Ganapati

Mahodara
Nritya Ganapati
Vinayaka
surface form: Siddhi Vinayaka

Uchchhishta Ganapati
Vakratunda
holds axe
broken tusk
noose
sweet bowl
iconographicAttribute curved trunk
elephant head
large belly
large ears
mouse vehicle
single tusk
majorFestivalRegion Andhra Pradesh
Bali
Cambodia
Goa
Indonesia
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Myanmar
Nepal
Orissa
surface form: Odisha

South India
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Thailand
Western India
otherName Ganesha
surface form: Ganapati

Vinayaka
surface form: Vighneshvara

Vinayaka
parent Devi
surface form: Parvati

Shiva
religion Hinduism
scripturalMention Ganapati Upanishad
Ganesha Purana
Mudgala Purana
Puranas
sibling Kartikeya
Kartikeya
surface form: Skanda
symbol modaka
om
vehicle mouse
rat
veneratedBy Buddhism
surface form: Buddhists

Hinduism
surface form: Hindus

Jainism
surface form: Jains
worshipContext beginning of rituals
educational undertakings
start of new ventures

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Hinduism hasDeity Ganesha
Diwali associatedDeity Ganesha
Smartism recognizesDeity Ganesha
Shiva fatherOf Ganesha
Ganesha otherName Ganesha
this entity surface form: Ganapati
Ganesha hasAspect Ganesha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heramba Ganapati
Ganesh Chaturthi mainDeity Ganesha
Shaivism venerates Ganesha
Kartikeya sibling Ganesha
Koneswaram Temple hasDeity Ganesha
Sambisari temple hasFeature Ganesha
subject surface form: Sambisari Temple
this entity surface form: statue of Ganesha
Kubera associatedDeity Ganesha
Lord of Beginnings refersTo Ganesha
Lord of the Ganas refersTo Ganesha
Buddhi associatedWith Ganesha
Buddhi isConsortOf Ganesha
Ganapatya tradition viewOnGanesha Ganesha
this entity surface form: Ganesha as remover of obstacles (Vighneshvara)
Murugan sibling Ganesha
Nandi associatedWith Ganesha
Lord of Wisdom refersTo Ganesha
Lord of Wisdom refersToDeityType Ganesha
this entity surface form: elephant-headed god Ganesha
Nritya Ganapati epithetOf Ganesha
Bhadrapada associatedDeity Ganesha
Mudgala Purana primaryDeity Ganesha
Mudgala Purana devotedTo Ganesha
Ganesha Purana primaryDeity Ganesha
Ganesha Purana subject Ganesha
Vakratunda hasDeityFormOf Ganesha
Riddhi spouseOf Ganesha
Riddhi consortOf Ganesha
Riddhi depictedWith Ganesha
Shiva Purana associatedDeity Ganesha
Mahodara associatedWith Ganesha