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Aishwarya Kapoor

Why Every Hindu Ritual Begins With Ganesh and What That Teaches You About Starting Anything

The god who can both clear and create your obstacles

His full title is Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles. But the Mudgala Purana, one of the eighteen Upapuranas dedicated entirely to Ganesha, gives him a second title that most people quietly skip over: Vighnakarta, the creator of obstacles. Both titles belong to the same deity. Both are invoked in the same breath.

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