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Ganesha Sahasranama
Ganesha Sahasranama is a litany of the holy names of Lord Ganesha. It is a hymn of praise which mentions the 1,000 different names of Lord Ganesha.

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The Ganesha Sahasranama is an enumeration of the holy names of Lord Ganesha, also known as Vinayaka, Ganapati and Pillaiyar. He is one of the most popular Hindu Gods and is considered as the Lord of Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles. Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and Lord Kartikeya is the elder brother of Ganesha. The Ganesha Sahasranama is a hymn of praise which describes the 1,000 different names of Lord Ganesha. The mantras are chanted at various temples during Ganesha worship even at the present day.

Versions of Ganesha Sahasranama
The Ganesha Sahasranama has 2 main versions, and each version includes sub- variants. One of the versions is presented in the Ganesha Purana, which is an ancient upapurana exclusively dedicated to the Lord. It is an important religious text of the Ganapatya sect. This account provides a comprehensive assessment of the characteristics and roles of Lord Ganesha based on the perception of the Ganapatyas. Bhaskararaya composed a commentary on a subvariant of this version of the Sahasranama in Sanskrit language. The commentary of Bhaskararaya was titled as Khadyota.

The second version of the Ganesha Sahasranama includes the list of the names which begin with the letter "G". This major version is entirely different from the other major edition. The names mentioned in this version and its structure has no similarity with the Ganesha Purana.

Some of the hymns included in the Ganesha Sahasranama are mentioned below-
* Om Ganeshwaraya Namaha.
* Om Ganadhyakshaya
* Om Ganaradhyaya Namaha
* Om Ganapriyaya Namaha
* Om Gananathaya Namaha
* Om Ganaswaminae Namaha
* Om Ganangaya Namaha
* Om Ganadaivataya Namaha
* Om Gana Bandhavae Namaha
* Om Gana Suhrudae Namaha
* Om Ganeshwaraya
* Om Pramathaya Namaha
* Om Priya Sakhaya Namaha
* Om Ganasaetavae Namaha
* Om Gananataya Namaha
* Om Ganakaetuvae Namaha
* Om Ganagragaya Namaha
* Om Ganahaetuvae Namaha
* Om Ganagrahinae Namaha
* Om GanÆ’nugrahakarakaya Namaha
* Om Gana Agananugrahabhavae Namaha
* Om GanÆ’gana Varapradaya Namaha
* Om Ganastutaya Namaha
* Om Guninae Namaha
* Om Gunnakrutidharaya Namaha
* Om Gunashalihae
* Om Gunapriyaya Namaha
* Om Gunapurnaya Namaha
* Om Gunsmabhodayae Namaha
* Om Gunabhajae Namaha
* Om Gunaduragaya Namaha
* Om Gunagunavapushae Namaha
* Om Gunashariraya Namaha
* Om Gunamanditaya Namaha
* Om Gunashrastae Namaha
* Om Guneshanaya Namaha
* Om Guneshaya Namaha
* Om Guneshvaraya Namaha
* Om Gunashrusta Jagatsanghaya Namaha
* Om Ganotsukamanasae Namaha
* Om Ganotsukaya Namaha
* Om Ganabhuamayae Namaha
* Om Ganasimnae
* Om Gunojjwalaya Namaha
* Om Ganajna Jnanavatae Namaha
* Om Gana Manavatae Namaha
* Om Ganapaeshalaya Namaha
* Om Ganavatpranayaya Namaha
* Om Ganasamudraya Namaha
* Om Ganabhushanaya Namaha
* Om Gurudaitya Paharakaya Namaha
* Om Gurugarvaharaya Namah
* Om Guhya Pravaraya Namaha
* Om Gurudarpaghane Namaha
* Om Guru Gauravadayinae Namaha
* Om Gurubhitya Namaha
* Om Gurushundaya
* Om Guruskandhaya Namaha
* Om Gurujanghaya Namaha
* Om Gurupramathaya Namaha
* Om Gurupalaya Namaha
* Om Gauripravanaya Namaha
* Om Gaurabhavanaya Namaha
* Om Gauratmanae Namaha
* Om Gaurakirtayae Namaha
* Om Gaurabhavaya Namaha
* Om Garistadrishae Namaha
* Om Gautamaya Namaha
* Om Gautaminataya
* Om Gautamiprana Vallabhaya Namaha
* Om Gautamabhishtavaradaya Namaha
* Om Gautamabhayadayakaya Namaha
* Om Gautama Pranaya Prahvaya Namaha
* Om Gautamashrama Dukhaghnae Namaha
* Om Ganeshwaraya Namaha.
* Om Ganadhyakshaya Namaha
* Om Ganaradhyaya Namaha
* Om Ganapriyaya Namaha
* Om Gananathaya Namaha
* Om Ganaswaminae Namaha
* Om Ganadaivataya Namaha
* Om Gana Bandhavae Namaha
* Om Gana Suhrudae Namaha
* Om Ganeshwaraya Namaha
* Om Pramathaya Namaha
* Om Priya Sakhaya Namaha
* Om Ganasaetavae Namaha
* Om Gananataya Namaha
* Om Ganakaetuvae Namaha
* Om Ganagragaya Namaha
* Om Ganahaetuvae
* Om Ganagrahinae Namaha
* Om Gananugrahakarakaya Namaha
* Om Gana Agananugrahabhavae Namaha
* Om Ganagana Varapradaya
* Om Ganastutaya Namaha
* Om Guninae Namaha
* Om Gunnakrutidharaya Namaha
* Om Gunashalihae Namaha
* Om Gunapriyaya Namaha
* Om Gunapurnaya Namaha
* Om Gunamabhodayae Namaha
* Om Gunabhajae Namaha
* Om Gunaduragaya Namaha
* Om Gunagunavapushae Namaha
* Om Gunashariraya Namaha
* Om Gunamanditaya Namaha
* Om Gunashrastae Namaha
* Om Guneshanaya Namaha
* Om Guneshaya Namaha
* Om Guneshvaraya Namaha
* Om Gunashrusta Jagatsanghaya
* Om Ganotsukamanasae Namaha
* Om Ganotsukaya Namaha
* Om Ganabhumayae Namaha
* Om Ganasimnae Namaha
* Om Gunojjwalaya Namaha
* Om Ganajna Jnanavatae Namaha
* Om Gana Manavatae Namaha
* Om Ganapaeshalaya Namaha
* Om Ganavatpranayaya Namaha
* Om Ganasamudraya Namaha
* Om Gurudaitya Paharakaya Namaha
* Om Gurugarvaharaya Namaha
* Om Guhya Pravaraya Namaha
* Om Gurudarpaghane Namaha
* Om Guru Gauravadayinae Namaha
* Om Gurubhitya Namaha
* Om Gurushundaya Namaha
* Om Guruskandhaya Namaha
* Om Gurujanghaya Namaha
* Om Gurupramathaya Namaha
* Om Gurupalaya Namaha
* Om Gauripravanaya Namaha
* Om Gaurabhavanaya Namaha
* Om Gauratmanae Namaha
* Om Gaurakirtayae Namaha
* Om Gaurabhavaya Namaha
* Om Garistadrishae Namaha
* Om Gautamaya Namaha
* Om Gautaminataya Namaha
* Om Gautamiprana Vallabhaya Namaha
* Om Gautamabhishtavaradaya Namaha
* Om Gautamabhayadayakaya Namaha
* Om Gautama Pranaya Prahvaya Namaha
* Om Gautamashrama Dukhaghnae Namaha


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