Dear Shri vtca: Thank you for all the references. The two points which you mentioned is very relevant. If "vishNum" is an adjective, popular tradition doesn't attribute it to gaNEsha. But gANApatyam is not confined to Tamilnadu. I suspect, strict form of gANApatyam is imported from northern states. I am not sure about chaturbhujam either, but this is a very common adjective for nArAyaNa. regards, Kasturi Rangan .K
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