Gajanana

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Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.

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Label Occurrences
Gajanana canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious concept ⓘ
aspect of a deity ⓘ
form of Ganesha ⓘ
theonym ⓘ
associatedRitual Ganesh Chaturthi worship ⓘ
associatedWith auspicious beginnings ⓘ
bestowal of wisdom ⓘ
elephant head ⓘ
intellect ⓘ
removal of obstacles ⓘ
belongsToTradition Ganapatya tradition ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
deityType benevolent deity aspect ⓘ
epithetOf Ganesha ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasAttribute curved trunk ⓘ
large ears ⓘ
large elephant head ⓘ
single tusk (in many depictions) ⓘ
hasDeity Ganesha ⓘ
hasEtymology Sanskrit term meaning “elephant-faced” ⓘ
hasIconography seated or standing elephant-headed deity ⓘ
hasMantra “Om Gajananaya Namah” ⓘ
“Om Shri Gajananaya Namah” ⓘ
honorificTitle “Lord with the elephant face” ⓘ
invokedFor academic success ⓘ
clarity of mind ⓘ
removal of spiritual obstacles ⓘ
success in new ventures ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
mentionedIn Hindu devotional literature ⓘ
partOf Ganesha’s many names ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
symbolizes discrimination between right and wrong ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ
overcoming difficulties ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
veneratedIn Hindu diaspora communities ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
worshipContext festivals and auspicious ceremonies ⓘ
household shrines ⓘ
temples dedicated to Ganesha ⓘ
worshippedAs bestower of wisdom ⓘ
remover of obstacles ⓘ
worshipType bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganesha → hasAspect → Gajanana ⓘ