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Bhakti Ganesha
Bhakti Ganesha is depicted with four hands. It is one of the forms of Lord Ganesha. The mount of Bhakti Ganesha is a mouse (shrew).

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Bhakti Ganesha, Form of Lord GaneshaBhakti Ganesha is one of the forms of Lord Ganesha. In the form of Bhakti Ganesha, the Lord is depicted with four hands. Each of His arms holds a different object, namely a cup of payasam, a mango, a coconut and a lump of sugar. In this particular form, the Lord is portrayed with small eyes, a single tusk and white complexion. The Puranas have compared his divine glow with the moon of the autumn season. The vahana or mount of Bhakti Ganesha is a mouse (shrew).

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