''Shree Ganesh'' is an Indian

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-language mythological television series that aired on

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from 1 October 2000 and ended on 29 June 2003. Directed by

Dheeraj Kumar Dheeraj Kumar (born 1 October 1944) is an Indian actor, television producer and director. He started Creative Eye Limited, a television production house in 1986. He has acted in both Bollywood and Punjabi films, including '' Sargam'' (1979), ...

, it follows the story of

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God

Ganesha Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu d ...

portrayed by Jagesh Mukati.

Plot

The show narrates the story of Lord

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

and

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

's son Ganesha who is considered as remover of any obstacles.

Cast

* Jagesh Mukati as

Ganesh Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva_(Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is ...

Gayatri Jayaraman Gayatri Jayaraman is an Indian actress. She played the role of Devi Adishakti in Shree Ganesh & has appeared predominantly in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Early life Gayatri Jayaraman was educated at Adarsh Vidyalaya an ...

as Shakti /

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/ Shakti * Sunil Sharma as Dev Adi Dev Mahadev Bhagwan

* Priyanka Puthran as

/ Nav Durga / Shakti / Adishakti / Nav Durga * Sandeep Mohan as Jagannath Jagatpalak Shree Hari Bhagwan

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as Devi

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* Aroop Pal as Parampita

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Surbhi Tiwari Surbhi Tiwari (born 19 October 1980) is an Indian television actress. She has portray Jap tap Vratt, Shree Ganesh Mythology serials very well. She was last seen in ''Tota Weds Maina'', and in the role of Kanchan Kothari in ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' ...

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Indian goddess (Hindu goddess) * Sunil Nagar as Daksh / Maharaj Bhimsen / Daksha *

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as Swargaadipati Devraj

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* Shilpa Kataria Singh as

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* Sanjay Swaraj as

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* Radhakrishna Dutta as

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* Kirti Singh as Devi

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* Shweta Rastogi as Devi

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as Tarakasura / Daittya Atma Kapalik * Raman Khatri as Bhayasur turned Dayasur *

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/ Rajesh Shringarpure as Maharaj Nala / Rajkumar Kishan * Swati Anand as Maharani

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/ Dhanno * Firdaus Mevawala as

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as Vajrang * Rakesh Pandey as Brihaspati *

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Vij as Maharani Verni * Veena Sharma as Varangi * Hansa Singh as Shambhuki *

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as Maharaj Chitrangad * Seema Pandey as Maharani Indumati *

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as Maharaj Bheem * Sujata Thakkar as Vanvalakshi * Qasim Ali as Pushpak / Amar Vardaani Daittyaraj Sindhu Daittya * Amit Pachori as Swargaadipati Devraj Indra * Sanjay Kapoor as Kamalasura / Maharaj Jaysen * Rupali Thakkar as Devi Nilima * Santosh Kumar as Yuvraj Chandarketu / Yuvraj Veerasur * Sanjeev Siddharth as Daittya Senapati Pralambhasur of Tarakasura * Kulraj Bedi as Daittya Senapati Krambhasur/ Vignasur who turned to Bhaktraj Vignasur later * Ashok Kumar Balkrishnan as Gauriputra Mangalmurti Bhagwan Shree Mahaganesh and other avatar incarnations *Gajendra Chauhan as Maharaj Parvatraj Himalay *Surekha as Maharani Mainavati *Sandeep Mehta as Devrishi Narada *Yashodhan Rana as Kamadev *Navneet Chaddha as Maharishi Parashar / Villager man Premgan *Madhu Bharti as Dharti Mata *Annapurna as Maharani Sashiprabha *Santosh as Udhav (servant) of Daittyaraj Narantak and Devantak *Lavnish as Uddhar (servant) of Daittyaraj Narantak and Devantak *Nachiketa as Rakshashni Virja servant of Daittyaraj Narantak and Devantak *Adi Irani as Maharishi Bhagirath *Pradeep Rawat as Daittyaraj Krodhasur turned Bodhasur *Anuradha Sawant as Maharishi Parashar's wife Vatshala / Villager woman Rewa / Devi Dratichi *Anil Yadhav as Maharishi Parshuram *Mahendra Ghule as Daittyaraj Devantak / Madhu *Govind Khatri as Daittyaraj Narantak / Daittyaraj Lobhasur turned Ganesh Das *Mulraj Rajda as Villager man Sadashiv *Maleekha R Ghai as Rajkumari Mallika / Prema bhau / Maharani Sushma *Navneen Bava as Villager man Somnath

Production

Speaking about the series, director

said, "Shree Ganesh is a show with many untouched aspects of Lord Ganesh which can be truly understood at dire times."

Reception

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quoted, "It triumphs due to its slick production values and neatly packaged anecdotes." As in April 2001, it was garnering a rating of 1.9 TVR in India.

Syndication

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acquired the broadcast rights for the series in June 2020, during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, as a substitute to its original programming.

References

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External links

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