Watch this video to find out who this deity is.<br /><br />Don't forget to Share, Like & Comment on this video<br /><br />Subscribe Our Channel Artha : https://goo.gl/22PtcY <br /><br />1 In Hinduism, Vinayaki is an elephant-headed goddess who is popularly identified as Stree Ganesha that is the female form of Lord Ganesha.<br /><br />2 The goddess is called with many names that are considered to be the feminine forms of Ganesha's epithets like Ganeshani, Vighneshvari and Ganeshvari.<br /><br />3 There are very few details about this goddess as well as her mythological stories and iconography are also not clearly defined.<br /><br />4 Goddess Vinayaki was one of the early Matrika goddesses and the foremost Shakti of Lord Ganesha.<br /><br />5 Goddess Vinayaki is the part of the 64 Tantrik Yoginis and is also depicted in the two famous Chausath Yogini (Yamini) temples located in North India.<br /><br />6 As per the mythological theories, Lord Ganesha gained popularity in the Vedic practices and his female form Goddess Vinayaki became popular in Tantrik circles.<br /><br />7 Few of her rarest sculptures can be found in the early-Vedic temples where elephant headed goddess is portrayed as an heavily armed deity but with elegant feminine features.<br /><br />8 In her most famous sculpture, this sari-clad deity is shown adorned with ornaments and seated on spread out lotus or an ornated pedestal.<br /><br />9 However, the most remarkable feature of this figure is that she wears a long snake as sacred thread just like Ganesha.<br /><br />10 In Buddhist works, she is called Ganapatihridaya ("heart of Ganesha"). However, in the Jain and modern Hindu traditions, Vinayaki is an independent goddess.<br /><br />11 Did you know about this feminine form of Ganesha? Let us know in the comment section and keep following Artha for more fascinating content about Hindu Gods and Goddesses.<br /><br /><br />Like us @ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArthaChannel/ <br />Check us out on Google Plus - https://goo.gl/6qG2sv <br />Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArthaChannel <br />Follow us on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/arthachannel/ <br />Follow us on Pinterest - https://in.pinterest.com/channelartha/ <br />Follow us on Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/arthachannel
