Vighnaharta Ganesha (transl. Ganesha, the remover of obstacles) is an Indian mythological television series based on the stories of Lord Ganesha. The series aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 22 August 2017 to 12 November 2021. It depicted the various legends of Lord Ganesha along with stories of other Hindu deities. This is one of the longest-running Hindu mythological serials on Indian Television.
Plot The show narrates mythological tales of Lord Ganesha, beginning with his creation by Goddess Parvati. In one of the key arcs, Lord Shiva, unaware that Ganesha is his son, beheads him during a confrontation. Upon Parvati’s request, Shiva resurrects him with the head of an elephant, after which he is named Vighnaharta (the remover of obstacles). The series later expands to depict various stories of gods, goddesses, sages, demons, and avatars from Hindu scriptures.
Cast Main cast Uzair Basar as Ganesh (2017–2018) Nishkarsh Dixit as Ganesh (2018–2020) Aryan Bawankar as Ganesh (2020–2021) Akanksha Puri as Parvati (2017–2020) Madirakshi Mundle as Parvati (2020–2021) Malkhan Singh as Shiva (2017–2021) Basant Bhatt as Kartikeya (2017–2019) / (2020–2021) Pratham Kunwar as Kartikeya (2019) Rahul Sharma as Vishnu (2017) Kuldeep Singh as Vishnu (2017–2020) Hitanshu Jinsi as Vishnu (2020–2021) Anshu Malik as Lakshmi (2017–2020) Deblina Chatterjee as Lakshmi (2020–2021) Riney Aryaa as Lakshmi (2021) Digvijay Purohit as Brahma (2017–2021) Preetika Chauhan as Saraswati (2017–2018) Bhawna Kanwar Hada as Devi Saraswati (2018–2021) Saachi Tiwari as Riddhi (2021) Ketaki Kulkarni as Siddhi (2021) Sunidee Chauhan as Devasena (2020–2021) Pal John as Valli (2020–2021)
Recurring cast Anand Goradia as Narada Muni (2017–2021) Meer Ali as Indra Dev (2017–2021) Viren Singh Rathor as Surya Dev (2017–2021) Suraj Sonik as Surya Dev (2021) Anshul Bammi as Chandra Dev (2017–2018) / (2019–2021) Pardeep Singh Rajput as Chandra Dev (2018) Vikas Salgotra as Vayu Dev (2017–2021) Rohit Chaudhary as Vayu Dev (2021) Tushar Chawla as Varun Dev (2017–2021) Harjinder Singh as Varun Dev (2021) Lala Tiger as Agni Dev (2017–2021) Sonia Sharma as Devi Sachi (2017–2021) Nisha as Devi Sangya (2017) Aishwarya Raj Bhakuni as Devi Sangya (2017–2021) Riyanka Chanda as Devi Rohini (2017–2021) Ashutosh Tiwari as Nandi (2017–2021) Mukesh Tripathi as Shringi (2017–2020) Bharat Bhatia as Kubera Dev (2017–2018) / (2019–2020) Kaivalya Chheda as Kubera Dev (2018–2019) Sonia Singh in dual roles Vrindha (2018) Devi Aditi (2020) Sonu Mishra Veer Mahendra Nirbhay Wadhwa in dual roles Mahishasur (2018) Hanuman (2019) / (2021)
Supporting and guest roles Ishita Ganguly as Devi Manasa (2020–2021) Piyali Munshi as Devi Ahalya (2020) Manisha Rawat as Devi Vaishnavi (2021) Tushar Dalvi as Maharaj Himavan (2017–2018) Naina Gupta as Maharani Mainavati (2017) Akanksha Saini as Maharani Mainavati (2018) / (2020) Palguni Sharma as Devi Ashoka Sundari (2020–2021) Chandralekha Mukheerjee as Devi Jyoti (2020–2021) Meet Mukhi as Subhodh (2018) Rajesh Kher as Mushikasura (2017) Ketan Karande in dual roles Shumbh (2018) / (2020) Nishumbh (2018) / (2020) Gajendra Chauhan as Dhambhasura (2018) Vineet Kakkar as Andhakasura (2018) Ankur Nayyar as Parshuram (2017) / (2019–2020) Haelyn Shastri as Devi Priya (2019) Payal Gupta as Maharani Sarala (2019) Avtar Vaishnani as Jayanth (2020) Garima Joshi as Sundaravalli (2020) Chirag Jani in dual roles Sindhura (2017) Surapadhma (2020–2021) Sreoshi Chatterjee as Ajamukhi (2020–2021) Amar Maurya as Simukhasura (2020–2021) Manish Uppal as Narakasura (2020–2021)
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