Ganesha

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 External links

English

Alternative spellings

• Ganesh
• Ganes
• Ganesa

Proper noun

Ganesha

1. a Hindu God of intellect and wisdom, son of Parvati and Shiva. He is the husband of Bharati, Riddhi, and Siddhi. He is also known as the Remover of Obstacles, Lord of education, prudence, luck and fortune, gates, doors, doorways, household and writing. Ganesha is represented with a head of a one-tusked elephant, four arms, and is usually accompanied by a mouse. He can also be described as a God of Beginnings, as he is usually the god who is invoked before any other god at ceremonies and before any work. Ganesha is also known as the writer of Mahabharata.

Synonyms

These are only a few common synonyms. For more synonyms, please look under External links.

• Aumkara
• Ekadanta
• Gajanana
• Ganapati
• Lambodara
• Shurpa Karna
• Umaputra
• Vakratunda
• Vighnaharta
• Vinayaka

Translations

Bosnian: Ganeš m. Catalan: Ganesha Danish: Ganesha Dutch: Ganesha French: Ganesh German: Ganesha Gujarati: ગણપતિ (GaNapati), ગણપતિં (GaNapati.n) Hebrew: גנש Hindi: गणेश (GaNeša) Italian: Ganesha Japanese: ガネーシャ Latin: Ganesha Lithuanian: Ganešas

Marathi: गणपती (GaNapatī) Polish: Ganeśa Portuguese: Ganesa Sanskrit: गणेश (GaNeša), गणपतिं (GaNapati.n), गणपति (GaNapati) Serbian: Cyrillic: Ганеш m. Latin: Ganeš m. Slovene: Ganeša Spanish: Ganesha Swedish: Ganesha Tamil: விநாயகர் (Vināyagar) Telugu: వినాయకుడు

External links

• 108 names of Lord Ganesh with meanings
• Official Site of Shree SiddhiVinayak Temple, Mumbai, INDIA
• Small Portal on Ganesha
• Lord Ganesh - Description on hindunet.org
• Ganesha: The Elephant-God
• Ganesha in Art and Mythology
• Ganesha Chaturthi
• Lord Ganesha image gallery
• Ganesh in Ireland
• Ganesha's Role In Astrology