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Ganesha's earliest name was "Ekadanta" (One Tusked), referring to his single whole tusk, the other being broken. Some of the earliest images of Ganesha show him holding his broken tusk. The importance of this distinctive feature is reflected in the "Mudgala Purana", which states that the name of Ganesha's second incarnation is Ekadanta. Ganesha's protruding belly appears as a distinctive attribute in his earliest statuary, which dates to the Gupta period (4th to 6th centuries). This feature is so important that according to the "Mudgala Purana", two different incarnations of Ganesha use names based on it: "Lambodara" (Pot Belly, or, literally, Hanging Belly) and "Mahodara" (Great Belly). Both names are Sanskrit compounds describing his belly (IAST: '). The "Brahmanda Purana" says that Ganesha has the name Lambodara because all the universes (i.e., cosmic eggs; IAST: ') of the past, present, and future are present in him. The number of Ganesha's arms varies; his best-known forms have between two and sixteen arms. Many depictions of Ganesha feature four arms, which is mentioned in Puranic sources and codified as a standard form in some iconographic texts. His earliest images had two arms. Forms with 14 and 20 arms appeared in Central India during the 9th and the 10th centuries. The serpent is a common feature in Ganesha iconography and appears in many forms. According to the "Ganesha Purana", Ganesha wrapped the serpent Vasuki around his neck. Other depictions of snakes include use as a sacred thread (IAST: ") wrapped around the stomach as a belt, held in a hand, coiled at the ankles, or as a throne. Upon Ganesha's forehead may be a third eye or the sectarian mark (IAST: ), which consists of three horizontal lines. The "Ganesha Purana" prescribes a "tilaka" mark as well as a crescent moon on the forehead. A distinct form of Ganesha called "Bhalachandra" (IAST: ""; "Moon on the Forehead") includes that iconographic element. Ganesha is often described as red in color. Specific colors are associated with certain forms. Many examples of color associations with specific meditation forms are prescribed in the Sritattvanidhi, a treatise on Hindu iconography. For example, white is associated with his representations as "Heramba-Ganapati" and "Rina-Mochana-Ganapati" (Ganapati Who Releases from Bondage). "Ekadanta-Ganapati" is visualized as blue during meditation in that form.
between two and sixteen arms