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mythology of ganesha

  1. Haru13

    Question about Lord ganesha trunk!

    I have a question about the depiction of Lord Ganesha's trunk and the story behind it. This Ganesh festival season, I've learned a lot about him but am still confused about which direction his trunk was originally facing when he first received the elephant head. I've heard there is some debate...
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  2. josip123

    The Mythology of Ganesha and the Ancient Temple Well

    In the ancient world water sources were often lethally polluted, for example, in this 1949 photograph of a diseased man in India bathing near a well and polluting the drinking water. Water sources protected by temple monks were assured to be pure, adding greatly to their perceived holiness, in...
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