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Plate DEI · NESHGaneshaगणेश

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:ganesh

Deities · ganapatya

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गणेश

Ganesha

Pantheon

ganapatya

3 temple links

ISynopsis

Elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati. Remover of obstacles, patron of arts and beginnings. First deity invoked in any auspicious undertaking.

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8 entries

  1. Pantheonganapatya · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
  2. Name (mal/Mlym)ഗണേശൻtextual
  3. Name (hin/Deva)गणेश · also: गणपति, विनायक, पिल्लयारtextual
  4. Name (kan/Knda)ಗಣೇಶtextual
  5. Name (tel/Telu)గణేశుడుtextual
  6. Name (tam/Taml)விநாயகர்textual
  7. Name (eng/Latn)Ganesha · also: Ganapati, Vinayaka, Vighneshvaratextual
  8. Enshrined at3 templescommunity attested

IIFamily lineages worshipping this deity

Verified family lineages that hold this deity as their kuladevataa (family patron deity). The kuladevataa registry (ADR-0044) grows as contributors share their family patron deity through lineage submissions.

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IIITemples enshrining this devatā

3 attested
  • Temple 9f3ae575primary
  • Temple d96f2336primary
  • Temple 97663859primary

IVFamily lineages

Families who consider Ganesha their kuladevataa have contributed lineage records to the Vamsha archive. The connection persists across generations as part of the hundred-year horizon set for this registry.

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:ganesh

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