▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁Gan apat ya ▁cult . ▁ ▁Get ty ▁mentions ▁a ▁specific ▁cult ▁of ▁" Sh ak ti ▁Gan ap ati " ▁that ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Gan ap aty as ▁involving ▁five ▁distinct ▁forms . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁thirty - two ▁standard ▁med itation ▁forms ▁for ▁G anes ha ▁that ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁S rit att van id hi ▁( ), ▁six ▁include ▁a ▁sh ak ti . ▁A ▁common ▁form ▁of ▁this ▁mot if ▁shows ▁G anes ha ▁se ated ▁with ▁the ▁sh ak ti ▁upon ▁his ▁left ▁hip , ▁holding ▁a ▁bow l ▁of ▁flat ▁c akes ▁or ▁round ▁swe ets . ▁ ▁G anes ha ▁turns ▁his ▁tr unk ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁left ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁touch ▁the ▁t ast y ▁food . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁tant ric ▁forms ▁of ▁this ▁image , ▁the ▁gesture ▁is ▁modified ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁er otic ▁over ton es . ▁Some ▁tant ric ▁variants ▁of ▁this ▁form ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁T ant ram . ▁ ▁Pr ith vi ▁K umar ▁Ag raw ala ▁has ▁trac ed ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁different ▁lists ▁of ▁fifty ▁or ▁more ▁aspects ▁or ▁forms ▁of ▁G anes ha ▁each ▁with ▁their ▁specific ▁female ▁cons ort s ▁or ▁sh akt is . ▁In ▁these ▁lists ▁of ▁pa ired ▁sh akt is ▁are ▁found ▁such ▁god dess ▁names ▁as ▁, ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁names ▁Bud d hi , ▁S idd hi , ▁and ▁R idd hi ▁do ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁any ▁of ▁these