32 Forms of Ganesha

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32 forms of Ganesha

As with the 64 forms of Shiva, 32 forms of Ganapati are recognized in the Agamic

scriptures.1. Baala Ganapati - Red colored image of a four armed Ganesha2.

Dharuna Vinayakar: Red colored image of an eight armed Ganesha3. Bhakti

Vinayakar: Grey colored image of four armed Ganesha4. Veera Vinayakar: Red

colored image of 16 armed Ganapati5. Shakti Ganapati: Red colored image of 4

armed Ganapati, seated with his consort to his left.6. Dwija Vinayakar: White

colored image of four faced Ganesha with 4 arms.7. Siddhi Vinayakar: Golden

colored image of four armed Ganapati.8. Ucchishta Ganapati: Blue colored image

of six armed Ganapati with his consort.9. Vigna Vinayakar: Gold colored image

of eight armed Ganapati10. Kshipra Ganapati: Red colored image of four armed

Ganesha bearing a ratna kumbham.11. Heramba Vinayakar: Black colored image of

ten armed Ganesha with five faces, seated on a lion.12. Lakshmi Vinayakar:

White colored image of eight armed Ganesha with two consorts.13. Makara

Vinayakar: Red colored image of Ganesha with a third eye, 10 arms, bearing a

ratna kumbham, with his consort.14. Vijaya Vinayakar: Red colored image of 4

armed Ganesha on the mooshika mount.15. Nritta Vinayakar: Gold colored image of

Ganesha in a dance posture.16. Urdhva Vinayakar: Gold colored image of six armed

Ganesha with his consort.17. Ekakshara Vinayakar: Red colored image of Ganesha

with a third eye, seated on a lotus.18. Vara Vinayakar: Red colored image of 4

armed Vinayaka with a third eye.19. Dhryakshara Vinayaka: Gold colored image of

four armed Vinayakar, decorated with Chaamara ear rings.20. Kshipraprasaada

Vinayakar: Red colored image of six armed Ganapati.21. Haridra Vinayakar:

Yellow colored image of four armed Ganapati.22. Ekadhanta Vinayakar: Blue

colored image of four armed Ganapati.23. Srishti Vinayakar: Red colored image

of four armed Ganapati seated on his mooshika mount.24. Utthanda Vinayakar: Red

colored image of 10 armed Ganesha with his consort to his left.25. Ranamochana

Vinayaka: Crystal image of four armed Vinayakar.26. Dundi Vinayakar: Four armed

image of Ganesha bearing a tusk, a garland, an axe and a gem studded vessel.27.

Dwimukha Vinayakar: Red colored image of Ganesha with two faces and four

arms.28. Trimukha Vinayakar: Red colored image of Ganesha with three faces and

six arms seated on a golden lotus.29. Simha Vinayakar: White colored image of

Ganesha with eight arms (with an arm bearing a lions face).30. Yoga Vinayakar:

Red colored image of Ganesha in the posture of a yogi.31. Durga Vinayakar: Red

colored image of Ganesha with eight arms.32. Sankatahara Vinayakar: Red colored

image of four armed Ganesha clothed in blue, seated on a lotus peetham with his

consort to his left.

Ashta Vinayak

Ganesh Chaturti is celebrated with an extra measure of grandeur in the state of

Maharashtra. The Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai is visited by hundreds of

thousands of devotees throughout the year.Also in Maharashtra are eight temples

dedicated to Ganesha, related to various episodes from the puranas and other

legends - and these deities are collectively known as Ashta Vinayak.Moregaon

enshrines Ganapati as Mayureshwar (Moresh) or the peacock rider, who slew the

demon Sindhu in response to pleas from the Gods.Mahaganapati at Ranjangaon is

believed to have come to the aid of Shiva in destroying the citadels of the

demon Tripurasura.Mahad enrhsines Varadvinayak (the bestower of boons), in

commemoration of a legend related to Rukmangada.Chintamani Vinayak relates to

the legend of Kapila Muni and the Chintamani gem that he had obtained from

Shiva.Girijaatmaja Vinayaka is enshrined on Lenyadri Parvat, and is believed to

be a manifestation of Ganapati as an infant.Vigneshwara at Ozar is regarded as

the slayer of the demon Vignaasura.Ballal Vinayak at Pali, is associated with a

legend where Ganapati is said to have come to the aid of a young lad, who was a

fervent devotee of Ganapati.Siddhi Vinayak at Siddhatek is said to have come to

the aid of Mahavishnu as he was engaged in a long battle with the demons Madhu

and Kaitabha.

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