Talk:Ganesha

Ganesh=female?

I always heard of Ganesh as being female, as I was in a Hindu household and saw a very interesting picture of the goddess Ganesh. Can someone confirm this? 96.38.72.252 (talk) 03:09, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

That's Ganeshi/Ganeshini, the Matrika Shakti of Ganesha.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:46, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

So, yes or no on "worldly wisdom" ? I think it's kinda rude to just remove someone's valid question wihtout even addressing it (whoever you are...)!68.35.66.170 (talk) 03:37, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

I cannot help but laugh at the above - somebody who edits WP anonymously uses the phrase "whoever you are" for an editor who has single-handedly created numerous featured and good articles on WP. Nmisra (talk) 04:53, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

You're right, that does look funny. In actuality, though, your assumption is mistaken. I don't know who removed that question, and that's the whole point. You seem to assume that I do. But this is the section where it was posted. So you see ? ...and I'm always happy to provide a laugh.68.35.66.170 (talk) 06:58, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

No. Ganesha is male. The anon seems to be confused with Ganeshi/Ganeshini. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:43, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Agree with Redtigerxyz. Almost universally in mainstream Hinduism, including the Krishna Yajurveda (as per Sayana's commentary), Mahabharata, numerous Puranas, popular iconography and popular culture Ganesha is a male deity. The female form you may have seen may be either the deity in Japanse Buddishm - see here or it may be the rare form of Vainayaki or Ganeshani who is identified as the Shakti of Ganesha - see here. Nmisra (talk) 04:53, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

book promotion

following sentence under Rise to prominence looks more line a promotion of book. Please consider to reframe sentence. Thapan's book on the development of Ganesha devotes a chapter to speculations ...... --Onef9day ^Talk! 01:40, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Is Ganesha a Male or Female? Or both?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.235.148.194 (talk) 20:32, 26 October 2011 (UTC) 

Removal of references

Version in question: [1]

Issues:

• Removal of "Possible influences" section: Theories about Vinayakas and Yaksha are repeated in multiple references.
• Temples: Split of the sentence (as in current version) facilities softer reading, then an extremely long list in 1 sentence as in version in question
• Section of referenced "Ganesh Chaturthi" section, which summarizes chief observances of the festival and gives information of its conversion from an family affair to a public extravaganza, as it is today. Worship by Durva, red flowers, red sandalwood and modakas are not restricted to "Ganesh Chaturthi", but are part of any worship of Ganesha. The section in Version in question is unreferenced and has WP:OR and gives WP:UNDUE details about observances. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Commented out Tamil script part from Infobox

Why is Tamil script and transliteration required in Infobox? There are more Bengali/Telugu/Marathi speakers than Tamil speakers. Devnagari, the script of Sanskrit, is sufficient and should be the norm for deities in Hinduism. Nmisra (talk) 01:00, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/God-Ganesha/322859374422582 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.251.211.99 (talk) 06:01, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Not so sure that the word "worship" is appropriate.

My understanding is that Ganesha is an aspect of "God"...though the word worship doesn't seem a correct translation from sanskrit. Maybe a better term could be used. 68.111.177.169 (talk) 01:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC) Chris Cravens 02/27/2012

And do you have a suggestion? Adoration, Revere, Idolise, Pray, what? And what is the Sanskrit word that you want to be translated here? -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 07:37, 28 February 2012 (UTC)