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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganesha canonical | 80 |
| Lord Ganesha | 4 |
| Ganapati | 3 |
| Ganesh | 2 |
| Ganesha as remover of obstacles (Vighneshvara) | 1 |
| Ganesha with one tusk | 1 |
| Heramba Ganapati | 1 |
| elephant-headed god Ganesha | 1 |
| statue of Ganesha | 1 |
Statements (96)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (94)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sambisari Temple
this entity surface form:
statue of Ganesha
this entity surface form:
Ganesha as remover of obstacles (Vighneshvara)
this entity surface form:
elephant-headed god Ganesha