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Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1999

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1999

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c9.1999

Gaṇapati occupies the most prominent place among Devas connected with Śiva. Gaṇapati came to be worshipped from 6-7 centuries B.C. His present idols might have been made after this period.