He is also called Vinaayak in Maraathee, Malayaalam and Kannad languages; Vinaayagar and Pillayaar in Tamil, and Vinaayakudu in Telugu language. Typically, his name is prefixed with the Hindu title of respect, 'Shree' or 'Sree'. In South India he is known as pure Brahmchaaree. His ride is mouse He is worshipped first in all Poojaa performed. Ganesh Jee is supposed to be the most intelligent and kind Devtaa among all. He is the Devtaa of wisdom and remover of all obstacles. He has an elephant's head with one tusk. He loves to eat Modak (Laddoo - an Indian sweets). A description of all of the characteristics and attributes of Ganesh Jee can be found in the Ganapati Upanishad (an Upanishad dedicated to Ganesh) of the Maharshi Atharvaa, in which Ganesh is identified with Brahm and Aatmaa. There is a Puraan also in his name - Ganesh Puraan. In temples all around the planet Ganesh's Moorti (images) appear in many forms. Normally he is depicted as a big-bellied, yellow or red god with four arms and the head of a one-tusked elephant, riding on, or attended to, by a mouse. He is frequently represented sitting down, with one leg raised in the air and bent over the other. But Mudgal Puraan, an ancient text on Ganesh Jee, lists 32 images in addition to those of eight images listed under the "Names of Ganesh Jee". All the 32 images are given on this page here. From among them, 16 images (Shodash Ganpati) appear at Shree Shankar Mandapam, Raameshwaram, Chennai, South India. 1. Ganesh Jee's Names Stories About Ganesh Jee 1. Birth of Ganesh Jee Asht Vinaayak Tales Folk Tales About Ganesh Jee F1. Ganesh Jee and an Old
Blind Woman Miscellaneous Materials About Ganesh Jee 2. Uchchhisht Ganesh 3. How to Meditate upon Ganesh
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