Pillaiyar
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Pillaiyar is a widely revered elephant-headed Hindu deity, especially in South India, worshipped as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Hindu deity ⓘ elephant-headed god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
beginnings of rituals
ⓘ
education ⓘ new ventures ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| depictedHolding |
axe
ⓘ
lotus ⓘ modak ⓘ noose ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
broken tusk
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curved trunk ⓘ elephant head ⓘ large belly ⓘ large ears ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Ganesh Chaturthi
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ⓘ
Vinayaka Chaturthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOtherName |
Ganapati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillayar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vighneshvara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigneswara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinayagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVehicle | mouse ⓘ |
| mount | mouse ⓘ |
| parent |
Parvati
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ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionLanguageName | Tamil name for Ganesha ⓘ |
| role |
patron of arts and sciences
ⓘ
patron of beginnings ⓘ patron of learning ⓘ patron of wisdom ⓘ remover of obstacles ⓘ |
| sibling |
Kartikeya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
auspicious beginnings
ⓘ
intellect ⓘ removal of obstacles ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Tamil Hindus ⓘ |
| veneratedEspeciallyIn |
South India
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ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Pillaiyar temples in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Pillaiyar temples in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked at the start of ceremonies
ⓘ
offered coconuts and fruits ⓘ offered modak sweets ⓘ worshipped before other deities in many traditions ⓘ |
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