[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1999 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1999](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.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. - [Previous: c9.1998](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1998) - [Next: c9.2000](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2000) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1999](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1999) · Pramāṇa