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Ekadanta Ganapati

एकदन्तगणपति
Also known as: Ekadanta Gaṇapati, Single-Tusked Ganapati

About

Twenty-second of the 32 Ganapati forms. Depicted with one tusk, representing the sacrifice of his tusk to write the Mahabharata. Symbolizes sacrifice, wisdom, and the willingness to give up worldly things for higher purposes.

Attributes

Single tuskSacrificeWisdomWriting the Mahabharata

Symbols

Elephant goadNooseModakaBroken tuskJapa malaAxe
Vahana (Mount)
Mouse

Associated Mantras

Om Ekadantagaṇapataye Namaḥ
Ekadanta Stotram

Festivals

Vinayaka Chaturthi

Scriptures

Mudgala PurāṇaMahabharata

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Blue or dark complexion. Four-armed, holding elephant goad, noose, modaka, and his broken tusk. Seated on a lotus. Wise, sacrificial expression.