On the Auspicious Occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi

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32 Forms of Lord Ganesha are recognized in the Agamic scriptures.

They are:

 

1. Baala Ganapathi - Red colored image of a four armed Ganesha

2. Dharuna Ganapathi - Red colored image of an eight armed Ganesha

3. Bhakti Ganapathi - Grey colored image of four armed Ganesha

4. Veera Ganapathi - Red colored image of 16 armed Ganapathi

5. Shakti Ganapathi - Red colored image of 4 armed Ganapathi, seated

with his consort to his left

6. Dwija Ganapathi - White colored image of four-faced Ganesha with

4 arms

7. Siddhi Ganapathi - Golden colored image of four armed Ganapathi

8. Ucchishta Ganapathi - Blue colored image of six armed Ganapathi

with his consort

9. Vigna Ganapathi - Gold colored image of eight armed Ganapathi

10. Kshipra Ganapathi - Red colored image of four armed Ganesha

bearing a ratna kumbham

11. Heramba Ganapathi - Black colored image of ten-armed Ganesha

with five faces, seated on a lion

12. Lakshmi Ganapathi - White colored image of eight-armed Ganesha

with two consorts

13. Makara Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha with a third

eye, 10 arms, bearing a ratna kumbham, with his consort

14. Vijaya Ganapathi - Red colored image of 4 armed Ganesha on the

mooshika mount

15. Nritta Ganapathi - Gold colored image of Ganesha in a dance

posture

16. Urdhva Ganapathi - Gold colored image of six armed Ganesha with

his consort

17. Ekakshara Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha with a third

eye, seated on a lotus

18. Vara Ganapathi - Red colored image of 4 armed Vinayaka with a

third eye

19. Dhryakshara Ganapathi - Gold colored image of four-armed

Vinayakar, decorated with Chaamara ear rings

20. Kshipraprasaada Ganapathi - Red colored image of six armed

Ganapathi

21. Haridra Ganapathi - Yellow colored image of four armed Ganapathi

22. Ekadhanta Ganapathi - Blue colored image of four armed Ganapathi

23. Srishti Ganapathi - Red colored image of four armed Ganapathi

seated on his mooshika mount

24. Utthanda Ganapathi - Red colored image of 10 armed Ganesha with

his consort to his left

25. Ranamochana Ganapathi: Crystal image of four armed Vinayakar

26. Dundi Ganapathi - Four-armed image of Ganesha bearing a tusk, a

garland, an axe and a gem studded vessel

27. Dwimukha Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha with two faces

and four arms

28. Trimukha Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha with three

faces and six arms seated on a golden lotus

29. Simha Ganapathi - White colored image of Ganesha with eight arms

(with an arm bearing a lions face)

30. Yoga Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha in the posture of

a yogi

31. Durga Ganapathi - Red colored image of Ganesha with eight arms

32. Sankatahara Ganapathi - Red colored image of four armed Ganesha

clothed in blue, seated on a lotus peetham with his consort to his

left