Results for "Modaka"

Elder son of Shiva and Parvati, invoked first in every rite as the remover of obstacles and patron of letters. His circumambulation of his parents over chasing the cosmos remains t…

… act and one broken tusk, four arms holding an aṅkuśa, pāśa, modaka, and a hand in abhaya mudrā, the mouse Mūṣika at his feet|entity-ganesha-005-portrait.jpg}} - **The large ears** …

The ten-day festival millions now recognise by its Mumbai pandals and immersion processions is, textually, a single-day household vrata — Vinayaka Caturthī of Bhādrapada. The publi…

… shape: fasting, worship of a Gaṇeśa mūrti, an offering of *modaka*, concluding the same day rather than carrying the moonrise-breaking requirement of the *other* monthly Gaṇeśa fa …

Where Gaṇeśa's mouse comes from in the Gaṇeśa and Mudgala Purāṇas, why the pairing looks so odd, and how teachers have read it, separating the stories the texts tell from the lesso…

… small mouse sits before the image, often holding a sweet (*modaka*) in its paws. Devotees sometimes whisper their wishes into the mouse's ear, trusting it to carry them to the god …