Talk:Ganesha in world religions

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appears to be a picture of modern Indian statue of a particular form of Ganesha known as Vira Ganesha, distinguishable by having 16 arms.  It is one of the 32 standard iconographic forms for Ganesha described in the 
Sritattvanidhi.  The image is not of Tibetan style and the picture was probably copied from a commercial web site selling the statue. A line drawing of Vira Ganapati showing the same form as used in this modern statue is at this web site. At that web site, look at picture number 4, which is Vira Ganapati.  Here is a link to another web site selling a very similar statue. Here is a link to yet another store selling a similar statue. 
According to the analysis of iconographical variants of Ganesha images given by Shanti Lal Nagar in Cult of Vinayaka, Appendix I, pp. 191-195, the only known form with 16 arms is Vira Ganapati.  That is, the number of arms can be considered diagnostic for this form. Buddhipriya 20:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
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message: Preoccupation with this idea has shown up before in postings by socks of Maleabroad, e.g., this diff by the sock "Draft1" and this diff by the sock "Spectra01".  Interesting that it is coming up here from "Randomatom001". Buddhipriya 21:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
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message: The following sentence is not supported by page 257 of my edition of this book (First Edition, 1996, ), as the pages in that range deal with Ganesha home liturgy.  Can you provide a citation for the edition you are using?  I think the statement is true, but the reference check is the problem.  In the article see: "While we do not find temples dedicated specifically to Gaṇeśa, He is found in every Śiva shrine throughout the islands. Referenced in the article by: Loving Gaṇeśa: Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced God By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Subramuniya, P. 257. Buddhipriya 19:00, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
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replies: text: rationale provided.--Redtigerxyz 08:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
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replies: text: The reference to Jains is unnecessary as their pantheon has many Hindu gods, just as Sikhs have. I have read about South American Ganpati like images or figures or paintings. That would have been an interesting addition. Another angle could have been Ganesha and Hindu-Parsi syncretism.and the cultural nature of Ganesh Utsav.Yogesh Khandke (talk) 05:18, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
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