Singh, Nisha.Sooklal, Anil.Maraj, Amichand.2012-10-162012-10-1619941994http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7096Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1994.No abstract available.enHinduism--Rites and rituals.Ritual.Hinduism--South Africa.Religious rites.Theses--Religion.Ganesha (Deity)The religio-philosophical symbolism of the preliminary rituals preceding worship of pradhana deva (main deity) in the Hindi speaking community of South Africa.Thesis