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- proper noun Hinduism Lord of the demigods attending on Shiva. An epithet of
Ganesha . - proper noun An epithet of
Shiva .
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- noun Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles
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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश; IAST: Gaṇeśa; Ganesha.ogg listen (help·info)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश; IAST: Gaṇeśa; Ganesha.ogg listen (help·info)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Archive 2009-08-01 photographerno1 2009
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The People's War always repays it's blood debt - Muppalla Lakshman Rao, alias Ganapati, general secretary and leader of the CPI Maoist.
Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006
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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश; IAST: Gaṇeśa; About this sound listen (help·info)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
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Most times my strolls here start of with the darshan of Dodda Ganesha or the big Ganapati but more famous than that is the adjacent temple of the 15ft tall and 20 ft long monolithic Bull.
Lunch at Bugle Rock Kamat Anjali 2009
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Most times my strolls here start of with the darshan of Dodda Ganesha or the big Ganapati but more famous than that is the adjacent temple of the 15ft tall and 20 ft long monolithic Bull.
Archive 2009-05-01 Anjali 2009
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My neighbors too missed the 21 modaks that I usually offer to the Ganapati in their home since last 2 years.
Ganpati Bappa la Ratalyachi Kheer Anjali 2008
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My neighbors too missed the 21 modaks that I usually offer to the Ganapati in their home since last 2 years.
Archive 2008-09-01 Anjali 2008
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Ganesha has many other titles and epithets, including Ganapati and Vigneshvara.
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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Further information: List of Ganapati temples and Ashtavinayak
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