Dear Sri Narayanan Swamy,
Just an observation --
> Vinaya worship was no where part of original Hindu worship.
MaitrayaNiya samhita of Krishna yajurveda has mantras addressed
to "elephant faced deva". Danti gayatri appears in Taittiriya
Aranyaka X (in both Andra & Dravida recensions).
Ashwalayana parisesha sutras affiliated with Rg veda contains a
procedure for worshipping gaNesha. Atharva veda parishishta describes
a rite for pacifying the vinAyakas. Ganapathi atharvashiras is used
in conjunction with it (though I tend to treat it as post-vedic
compilation).
Coming to our own pAncharatra agamas, jayakhya & sanatkumara samhitas
detail the worship of gaNesha with mula mantra ( with yantra too I
believe) among other deities. It also gives details on installing
murti of gaNesha in a vishnu shrine (a practice which died out and
installing murtis of Azhwars & Acharyas appeared). I haven't looked
at other agamas. So the statement that gaNapati worship is not part
of Hinduism cannot be true.
> On the other hand, Vinayaka worship came in to South only after
Chalykya > empire was burnt down by Narasimha Varma Pallava.
> One of the 63 Nayanmars, called as 'Siru Thondar' (one the
cheiftains of > Palllava) saw a 'Ganesha' idol in Vatapi admist fire
and destruction.
I've heard this popular myth. Can you point to the source?
Regards,
Kasturi Rangan .K
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