It is very interesting to know that Vinayaki is an elephant-headed Hindu goddess like Lord Ganesha. At Tanumalaya Swami Temple in Suchindram, Tamil Nadu, this rare female sukhasana pose of Vinayaka is worshipped as Vigneshwari or Vallaba Ganeshaani. Her mythology and iconography are not clearly defined. Due to her elephantine features, the goddess is generally associated with the elephant-headed god of wisdom, Ganesha and is considered as his shakti – feminine form.
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