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Mahaganapati as one of the five Shakti-Ganesha icons, where Ganesha is depicted with either Riddhi/Siddhi that is, a female consort. A white-complexioned Siddha Lakshmi sits on his left lap as his shakti. She holds a lotus (a symbol of purity) in her left hand and hugs the god with her
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Mahaganapati is the patron of the Maha-ganapatya sect, one of the six chief schools of the
Ganapatyas. They regard Mahaganapati as the great Creator. Mahaganapati is believed to have existed before the creation of the universe and will exist after its dissolution
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other hand. A text also calls her Pushti ("nourishment"). The left hand of the god holds a blue lotus and embraces the goddess.
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Mahaganapati is depicted as elephant-headed with ten arms carrying various objects and is accompanied by a goddess.
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context, Mahaganapati is associated with six rituals of
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