Ganesha, one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, has a child's body and an elephant's head. On city streets - particularly in festivals and wedding processions, in temple compounds and in fields and forests - the elephant acts as a powerful link between the past and the present, the spiritual and the mundane.
Indian elephants, called kumkies when they have been tamed, are still used for labor, and as the tallest animals, in festivals to carry the religious images. widely represented in posters, wall paintings, and in architecture, elephants appear as stone or wood carvings on capitals, ornamental brackets, and keystones.
Every Indian home has at least one idol of this cheeky lovable elephant God and I know many friends who have enviable collections of him....in brass, wood, jade, silver, gold, glass, clay, ceramic....you name it!
Here are some images of the ever present Ganesha....in various forms!
In this house in Rajasthan, the elephant's trunk forma the graceful handrail on a small staircase.
4 comments:
Nice post!! All your pics are awesome!!
Can there be anything more quintessentially Indian? :)
beautiful post with lovely pix!
Lord Ganesha, is the most worshiped God in India. Lord Ganesh is known for good times. People offer prayers and worship Lord Ganesha on all auspicious occasions and specially before starting anything new. So bringing home Lord Ganesha’s idol, made of pure sterling silver itself is an auspicious thing to start with. Bring home our beautifully designed Ganesha idols; bring home the divinity and positive energy to you home.
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