Lord Ganesha

$135
Item Code: RA99
Specifications:
Water Color Painting On Hand Carved Marble SaucerWith Manual CarvingVarnished
Dimensions 1 ft Diameter
Handmade
Handmade
Free delivery
Free delivery
Fully insured
Fully insured
100% Made in India
100% Made in India
Fair trade
Fair trade
According to the strict rules of Hindu iconography, Ganesha figures with only two hands are taboo. Hence, Ganesha figures are most commonly seen with four hands which signify their divinity. Some figures may be seen with six, some with eight, some with ten, some with twelve and some with fourteen hands, each hand carrying a symbol which differs from the symbols in other hands, there being about fifty seven symbols in all, according to the findings of research scholars.

Here he is shown with one hand in the abhaya pose of protection and holding a sweet (modaka), and another holding a bowl full of these modakas. The modak is symbolic of the sweetness of the realized inner self. In one of the two hands behind him he holds an axe. The axe symbolizes the cutting away of all desires, the root cause of all suffering. In the fourth hand he holds the lotus which signifies purity and sacredness.

Ganesha's pot belly signifies the bounty of nature and also that Ganesha swallows the sorrows of the Universe and protects the world.

The most striking feature of Ganesha is his elephant head, symbolic of auspiciousness, strength and intellectual prowess. All the qualities of the elephant are contained in the form of Ganpati. The elephant is the largest and strongest of animals of the forest. Yet he is gentle and, amazingly, a vegetarian, so that he does not kill to eat. He is very affectionate and loyal to his keeper and is greatly swayed if love and kindness are extended to him. Ganesha, though a powerful deity, is similarly loving and forgiving and moved by the affection of his devotees. But at the same time the elephant can destroy a whole forest and is a one-man army when provoked. Ganesha is similarly most powerful and can be ruthless when containing evil.

Again, Ganesha's large head is symbolic of the wisdom of the elephant. His large ears, like the winnow, sift the bad from the good. Although they hear everything, they retain only that which is good; they are attentive to all requests made by the devotees, be they humble or powerful.

This description by Nitin Kumar, Executive Editor, Exotic India.

These unique artworks come along with a suitable gift box, and also a wooden stand - as shown in the accompanying image on the left.
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