Why do some Hindu Gods have animal features? I received a personal message a few days ago asking this question, and I hope it was an inquiry out of curiosity and not some other motive. So here is a simple explanation to the question: PLEASE READ, COMMENT AND SHARE... In dreams and visions the inner-plane beings have revealed themselves to mankind to be of many forms, expressing many powers. Some appear human, and others, like Ganesha, have animal features. The various gods in hinduism's wide-ranging traditions possess distinct personalities and forms based on how they have been seen in visions and how they are depicted in stories and legends. Hindus feel no need to question the fact, for instance, that Lord Ganesha has the head of an elephant. They know He has been seen in this way by rishis and even by ordinary devotees. Did He choose that form to distinguish Himself as the Lord of Obstacles? No one really knows. The important fact is that millions of Hindus worship and receive...
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