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    2. "gajawadana beduwe" by K.J. Yesudas

    youtube.com/watch?v=pRzJwhnpKA

    "gajawadana" conjugates the words gaja (गज elephant) and wadana (वदन face) to simply mean "elephant face".

    "beduwe" (ಬೇಡುವೆ) is a Kannada word to mean "I plead."

    Together, "gajawadana beduwe" means "I plead/appeal to the one with elephant face".

    #ganesha #ganeshaChaturthi #hindu #myth #India #culture #tradition #music #carnatic #classical

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    To end, here are Carnatic renderings of two popular songs on Ganesha:

    1. "lambodara lakumikara" by S. Janaki
    (the first song a student of Carnatic music learns)

    youtube.com/watch?v=HqZQdryENo

    "lambodara" combines lamba (लम्ब) and udara (उदर) to mean "large belly".

    "lakumikara" conjugates "lakumi" a Kannada aberration of Sanskrit "lakshmi" (लक्ष्मी wealth in this context) and "kara" (कर creator).

    #ganesha #ganeshaChaturthi #hindu #myth #India #culture #tradition #music #carnatic #classical