Vinayaki (Vināyakī) is an elephant-headed Hindu goddess. [1] Her mythology and iconography are not clearly defined. Little is told about her in Hindu scriptures and very few images of this deity exist.

The following elephants or elephant-like figures occur in mythology and religion.

Ganesha (/ gəɳeɕᵊ /, Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar, and Lambodara, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions are found throughout India. [5] .

The idea of a female elephant-headed deity whether it is the Shakti of Ganesha or the handmaid of Parvati is an integral part of Tantrik practices that preferred to see the divine in female, rather than the more dominant male form.

2025年3月25日 · Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors. He is also considered a remover of obstacles.

2019年3月25日 · Vinâyakî is a feminine form of Lord Ganesh; she has a elephant head and the body of a female and she is commonly believed to represent the Shakti of Ganesh/Vinâyaka, or the creativeness of the god.

Vinayaki is also known Ganeshani, Gajanani, Ganeshwari Gajamukhi or Vigneshwari is the feminine form of Lord Ganesha. In Madurai, Tamil Nadu, she is worshipped as Vyagrapada Ganapathy, and in Tibet, an elephant-headed goddess called Ganeshani is worshipped.

2017年9月1日 · This is the female elephant-headed goddess, Vinayaki or Ganeshini, whose origins have been ignored by most writings on Hindu mythology.

2025年3月10日 · Hindus believe in an elephant god, primarily Lord Ganesha, for a multitude of intertwined reasons that span mythology, symbolism, and practical spiritual guidance.

2022年6月2日 · Vinayaki is not the only elephant-headed female in Hindu mythology. Elephant-headed females appearing in the Puranas are usually considered to be demonesses or cursed goddesses. In a version of a tale about Ganesha’s birth, the goddess Parvati took a bath at the banks of the river Ganga.