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In Hindu temples, Ganesha is depicted in various ways: as an acolyte or subordinate deity (pãrśva-devatã); as a deity related to the principal deity (parivāra-devatã); or as the principal deity of the temple (pradhāna), treated similarly as the highest gods of the Hindu pantheon.

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According to this theory, showing Ganesha as master of the rat demonstrates his function as Vigneshvara (Lord of Obstacles) and gives evidence of his possible role as a folk grāmata-devatā (village deity) who later rose to greater prominence.

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The former, who are extremely important in the religious life of the Lamas, are called Yi-dam and may be compared with the Ishṭa-devatâs of the

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

He says that while very cautious, he likes to do that, to devat with still a bit of sugar, when the juice density is around

Wine Tasting, Vineyards, in France 2009

Yath [= a] i [s.] [= a] devat [= a] ivam sa_); 'he that knows this becomes the

The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894