Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c5.40

c5.40

GANESA, as well as SURYA, had formerly six classes of adorers ; in the present day he cannot boast of any exclusive worship, although he shares a sort of homage with almost all the other divinities : his followers were the worshippers of MAHA' GANAPATI, of HARIDRA GANAPATI, or DHUN-DI RAJ, who is still a popular form of GANESA, of UCH'CHHISHTHA G, of NAVANI'TA G, of SWERNA G, and of SANTA'NA G. The left hand subdivision of the UCH'CHHISHTHA GANAPATI' sect, also called Hairamba, abrogated all obligatory ritual and distinction of caste.