Thirty-two forms of Ganesha
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Thirty-two forms of Ganesha are mentioned frequently in devotional literature related to the Hindu god Ganesha. The Ganesha-centric scripture Mudgala Purana is the first to list them.
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Ganesha
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Ganesha, or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most revered and worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect.
Thirty-two forms of Ganesha
…Thirty-two forms of Ganesha are mentioned frequently in devotional literature related to the Hindu god Ganesha. The Ganesha-centric scripture Mudgala Purana is the first to list them. Detailed descriptions are included in the Shivanidhi portion of the 19th-century…
Basohli miniature, c. 1730. National Museum, New Delhi
700-CE Kalinga-style Ganesha with shrew below, Someshwara Temple, Mukhalingam, Andhra Pradesh
A 13th-century statue of Ganesha, Hoysala-style, Karnataka
A typical four-armed form. Miniature of Nurpur school (circa 1810)