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I seem to often hear this deity referred to as "Ganesh" rather than "Ganesha", and indeed this article occasionally refers to him as "Ganesh" without clarification. Nowhere in the article does it explain what the difference is, or even introduce "Ganesh" as one of his names. Could someone with the appropriate expertise help clarify this? GeoEvan (talk) 16:32, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Lord Ganesha and Lord Ganesh are both the same. Variations of his name were developed due to the numerous languages that are prevalent in India. Ganapati is another name for Ganesh or Ganesha as well. Ganesh is frequently used to refer to the remover of obstacles in northern India, while Ganesha is more common in southern India because the languages originated there tend to add an “a” sound to certain words. The same is such with Lord Shiva who can be referred to both as Shiva and Shiv. Hope this makes sense! 104.230.12.92 (talk) 16:11, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Also Lord Vishnu who is referred to as both Narayana and Narayan. Om Namo Narayana! Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namah! Om Namah Shivaya! Om Namo Shiv-Shaktaye Namah! 104.230.12.92 (talk) 00:02, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In Tamil Nadu people perform squats while holding their ears as a ritual to worship Ganesha and we call it toppukaranam. Can this be mentioned in the article too please? 106.222.220.28 (talk) 04:44, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
2nd Century
Hi folks, more than one place in this article talks about Ganesha in the 2nd century, but there is also this bit in the "possible influences" section:
Thapan's book on the development of Ganesha devotes a chapter to speculations about the role elephants had in early India but concludes that "although by the second century CE the elephant-headed form exists it cannot be presumed to represent . There is no evidence of a deity by this name having an elephant or elephant-headed form at this early stage. had yet to make his debut."
Since this doesn't represent the scholarly consensus on the history of Ganesha, I propose deleting it. Thoughts? Thanks, Hemmingweigh (talk) 13:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]