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Trimukha Ganapati

त्रिमुखगणपति
Also known as: Trimukha Gaṇapati, Three-Faced Ganapati

About

Twenty-eighth of the 32 Ganapati forms. The three-faced form of Ganesha. Represents the three gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas), the three aspects of time (past, present, future), and the three worlds.

Attributes

Three facesThree gunasThree timesThree worlds

Symbols

Elephant goadNooseModakaTuskLotusBookJapa mala
Vahana (Mount)
Mouse

Associated Mantras

Om Trimukhagaṇapataye Namaḥ

Festivals

Vinayaka Chaturthi

Scriptures

Mudgala Purāṇa

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Red complexion. Three faces. Six arms holding elephant goad, noose, modaka, tusk, lotus, and book. Seated on a lotus. Triadic, comprehensive expression.