Who is Ganpati sister?

In many regional cultures, Gauri is considered to be Ganesha's sisters — Jyestha and Kanishta, who have come looking for him. Two idols of Goddess Gauri are brought home and worshipped by people with elaborate rituals. Some people also believe Gauri to be a form of Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha's mother.
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How is Gauri related to Ganpati?

This festival celebrates the goddess Gowri or Gauri, (also known as Parvati) who is venerated as the mother of Ganesha.
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Who is the sister of Ganesh and Kartikeya?

According to Padma Puran, Goddess Ashoksundari is the elder sister of Lord Ganesh. She is the younger sister of Lord Kartikey. She is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
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Who is Ganpati wife?

In some parts of India Ganesha is depicted as celibate, but in others he is said to be married to both Buddhi (“Intelligence”) and Siddhi (“Success”). Yet other traditions give him a third wife, Riddhi (“Prosperity”).
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Why Parvati is called Gauri?

Parvati agreed and went to take a bath in the Ganga river in Himalaya. Parvati entered in the Ganga river and as she took a bath, her dark skin washed off from her person entirely and she came back out as a beautiful golden woman, wearing white garments and apparels, so she gained the epithet "Mahagauri".
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ये हैं शिवजी की बेटी, बहुएं और पोतों के नाम, जानिए पूरे शिव परिवार के बारे में



Who is the father of Riddhi Siddhi?

According to Indian mythology Riddhi and Siddhi are daughters of Bramha Dev. Bramha Dev organized a swayamwar for both his daughters and both chose Lord Ganesha as their husband in swayamwar. This way both, Riddhi and Siddhi went with lord to spend whole life with Him.
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Who is Ganesha daughter?

Declared the winner, Ganesha promptly married not one but two daughters of Prajapati: Buddhi (Wisdom) and Siddhi (Success), with whom he had two sons: Kshema and Laabha.
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Is Lakshmi wife of Ganesh?

That's why Laxmi is always worshipped along with Ganesh. Many people do not know that Laxmi is the mother of Ganesh. They wrongly consider Laxmi as the wife of Ganesh.
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Who is Riddhi and Siddhi of Ganpati?

One pattern of myths identifies Ganesha as an unmarried brahmacārin with no consorts. Another mainstream pattern associates him with the concepts of Buddhi (intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), and Riddhi (prosperity); these qualities are sometimes personified as goddesses who are considered to be Ganesha's wives.
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Is Saraswati sister of Ganesh?

Ganesh being son of Parvati and she is sister of Vishnu. Vishnu becomes uncle for Ganesh. Maa Saraswati becomes cousin's wife for Ganesh!
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Is Laxmi sister of Ganesha?

Lakshmi devi is Lord Ganesha's maternal aunt. She is Ganesha 's maternal uncle lord Vishnu 's consort. Ganesha 's mother goddess Parvathi and Lord Vishnu are siblings. Lord Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi do not have children of their own.
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Is Saraswati sister of Shiva?

Yes. Mother Saraswati is the sister of Lord Shiva.
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Who is Gouri God?

Parvati (Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī), Uma (Sanskrit: उमा, IAST: Umā) or Gauri (Sanskrit: गौरी, IAST: Gaurī) is the Hindu goddess of power, nourishment, harmony, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Devi in her complete form.
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Is Gauri and Mahalaxmi same?

The Goddess Gauri is also worshipped as Goddess Mahalaxmi. Gauri Pujan, which is an important festival for Hindu women and especially for women from the Marathi community, falls on the fourth or the fifth day of Ganesh Chathurthi every year.
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Why there are two Gauri with Ganpati?

Ma Gauri is also considered the Upasana of Ma Lakshmi in some states of India. In Karnataka, Gauri is considered Lord Ganesha's mother as Gauri puja occurs a day before or on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. In West Bengal, Ma Saraswati and Ma Lakshmi are sisters of Lord Ganesha, and they are the children of Ma Durga.
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Is Lord Vinayaka married?

According to a Tamil mythology, Lord Ganesha refused to marry anyone as he felt no woman is beautiful than his mother. While according to Bengali mythology, no woman wanted to marry Ganesha as he had an elephant head. Hence, his mother got him married to a banana plant – a symbol of fertility.
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Why Ganesha has 2 wives?

Tulsi got angry with this and cursed Ganesha. Due to this curse, Ganesh got married twice. When Ganesha's marriage began to get delayed and no one was ready to marry him, he became enraged and interrupted the marriage of the gods. Deities got upset due to this act of Ganesha.
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Is Ganpati Bappa married?

In such a situation, very few people know that Shri Ganesha was married in a different coincidence with all the other gods because Ganesha did not want to get married but still he was tied to the marriage with Riddhi Siddhi. If you have seen this part of Bappa even by mistake then...
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Who is Santoshi Mata husband?

Her cult spread among women through word of mouth, pamphlet literature, and poster art. According to Brand and Professor John Stratton Hawley of the Barnard College (Department of Religion), it was the wife of Vijay Sharma, the director of Jai Santoshi Maa, who urged her husband to "spread the goddess's message".
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Who is the daughter of Lord Shiva?

Who was Shiva's daughter? Shiva's daughter was named Ashok Sundari as she rid her mother Parvati of her sorrow ('shok'). Folk tales also refer to the goddess of light, Jyoti, as well as Mansa, who cures snakebites, as his daughters.
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Who is Ganesha's brother?

In the last column, we read about Ganesha and his endearing ways. This story is also about him; a charming tale of sibling rivalry with his brother Kartikeya.
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Who is Shubh Labh?

This story adds that after some time Ganesha begat two sons: Kshema (Prosperity), born to Siddhi, and Labha (Acquisition, Profit) born to Buddhi. In Northern Indian variants of this story the sons are often said to be Subha (Hindi Shubh) (auspiciousness) and Labha.
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How many wives Ganpati have?

Wives of Ganesh- Everyone is familiar with Shri Ganesh's two wives Riddhi and Sidhi. He also had three other wives. Whose name is Tushti, Pushti and shree. Son of Shri Ganesh- If we talk about the son of Ganesha, his son's name is Shubh and labh.
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