Pillaiyar

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Ganesha. Hinduism

    "Just past the bells of the threshold, a friendly, impish Pillaiyar waited. You might know him as Ganesha but that was not what we called him."

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"Just past the bells of the threshold, a friendly, impish Pillaiyar waited. You might know him as Ganesha but that was not what we called him."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பிள்ளையார் (piḷḷaiyār).

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