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Pillaiyar, the Remover of obstacles
Pillaiyar

Pillaiyar, the Remover of obstacles

Ganesha, the elephant-headed god known as Pillaiyar in Tamil, is probably the best known Indian god in the West. He’s known for his jolliness and round belly, a sign of his love for sweets. It is believed that he wrote the great epic the Mahabharata, dictated to him by the sage Vyasa.

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