Ganesha sharanam sharanam Ganesha

Does any other deity lend Himself to such devotee-specific imagination as, well, my Friend Ganesha? He happily takes whatever form one wishes to see Him in and has lent Himself benevolently to abundant variety in artistic 2-d / 3-d designs and forms. Image courtesy
It's Ganesh Chaturthi this Sunday 23 Aug, and here's an offering to help remember Him when you are online. :)

Try to list all the 16 words / names of everyone's favourite deity that you can make out in this picture (original artist unknown)

Ganapati Bappa Moriya!

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  1. Inner Vision18 August, 2009

    wow..he is tech savy...and i liked the other one too...

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  2. Capt. Anup Murthy18 August, 2009

    That is the cutest Ganesha I have seen in a while. I love the expression on the "real" mouse!
    His manifestations are many and I wish all readers the best for Ganesha Chaturti, may his benevolence be upon everyone.

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  3. kallu19 August, 2009

    Swarna, really cute - the first one. Second, beyond me. But aren't there are hundreds of names for him? And books too listing HIs names?

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  4. RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN21 August, 2009

    He is the sweetest God, never minding however we visualise him - including a whole team of cricket players

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  5. RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN21 August, 2009

    I think this is it
    1.Heyramba
    2.Vakrathunda
    3.Gananayaka
    4.Ganesh
    5.Lambodara
    6.Gajanan
    7.Ganapathi
    8.Gananadha
    9. Vikata
    10.Kapila
    11.Ekadanta
    12.Shurpakarana
    13.Dhumaketu
    14.Vinayaka
    15. Moriya(Noriya?)
    16. Vignaraja

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  6. RAJI MUTHUKRISHNAN21 August, 2009

    In case that was not clear I meant - in the kolu season there are Vinayaka dolls as cricketers - a whole team of bowler, batsmen and fielders

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  7. Swarna21 August, 2009

    Shiv, Capt AM, Kallu, Raji - many thanks.
    Raji: Appreciate the efforts you took to make out and type the names. (8 is Ganadhyaksha, 15 is Moriya)
    Further reading: Ganesha

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  8. Anonymous21 August, 2009

    It's great that a lot of these spiritual stuff is gettting online. I like it, and it just shows how the world is fast changing.

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  9. Swarna24 August, 2009

    True, Pradeep.
    It's amazing that spirituality as you call it gets some space amidst all the screaming online about Bollywood and political non-heroes.

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  10. Anonymous26 August, 2009

    Cute! The expression on the mouse's face is priceless. And thanks, Raji, for your effort.

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