Ganesha | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-09

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00:01:57 1 Etymology and other names
00:06:00 2 Iconography
00:08:43 2.1 Common attributes
00:13:01 2.2 Vahanas
00:15:50 3 Features
00:15:59 3.1 Removal of obstacles
00:17:00 3.2 Buddhi (Knowledge)
00:18:08 3.3 Om
00:19:19 3.4 First chakra
00:20:23 4 Family and consorts
00:23:32 5 Worship and festivals
00:25:50 5.1 Ganesha Chaturthi
00:27:42 5.2 Temples
00:30:22 6 Rise to prominence
00:30:32 6.1 First appearance
00:33:33 6.2 Possible influences
00:37:15 6.3 Vedic and epic literature
00:41:44 6.4 Puranic period
00:43:52 6.5 Scriptures
00:46:32 7 Beyond India and Hinduism



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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश, Gaṇeśa; listen ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar and Binayak,  is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bali (Indonesia), Bangladesh and Nepal. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists.Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.
Ganesha likely emerged as a deity as early as the 2nd century CE, but most certainly by the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta period, although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors. Hindu mythology identifies him as the restored son of Parvati and Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditions. In the Ganapatya tradition of Hinduism, Ganesha is the supreme deity. The principal texts on Ganesha include the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic genre encyclopedic texts that deal with Ganesha.