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Ganesha (/gəɳeɕᵊ/, Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar, and Lambodara, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.
The Ganesha Chalisa (Awadhi: गणेश चालीसा, romanized: Gaṇeśa Chālisā, lit. 'forty quatrains on Ganesha') is a Hindu devotional hymn addressed to the deity Ganesha. It consists of forty chaupais (quatrain verses in Indian poetry). It is written in the Awadhi language.
Lord of Music Kriti Om Kritine Namah। सुप्रदीप ॐ सुप्रदीपाय नमः। Supradipa Om Supradipaya Namah। सुखनिधी ॐ सुखनिधये नमः। The God who gives happiness and money Sukhanidhi Om Sukhanidhaye Namah। सुराध्यक्ष
Many families worship Ganesha in the form of patri (leaves used for worshiping Ganesha or other gods), a picture is drawn on paper or small silver idols. In some households Ganesha idols are hidden, a feature unique to Ganesh Chaturthi in Goa due to a ban on clay Ganesha idols and festivals by the Jesuits as part of the Inquisition. [43]
Ganesha Sahasranamas are recited in many temples today as a living part of Ganesha devotion. There are two different major versions of the Ganesha Sahasranama, with subvariants of each version. One major version appears in chapter I.46 of the Ganesha Purana ( Gaṇeśa Purāṇa ), an important scripture of the Ganapatya ( Gāṇapatya ).
When Ganesha's sister, Manasa, celebrates the festival with him, his sons ask Ganesha to grant them also a sister. Although Ganesha initially refuses, upon the repeated pleas of his sons, his two wives Riddhi and Siddhi, his sister and the divine sage Narada, Ganesha creates Santoshi Mata through two flames rising from his wives' breasts ...
Bal Ganesh (transl. Little Ganesh) is a 2007 animated musical religious feature film directed by Pankaj Sharma based on Hindu scriptures. The film is about the divine adventures and sacred tales of Ganesh , the Hindu elephant-headed god, when he was in child form.
Prayer (Sanskrit: प्रार्थना, romanized: prārthanā) is considered to be an integral part of the Hindu religion; it is practiced during Hindu worship and is an expression of devotion .