Lord Ganesh

Shri Ganesh - the vignaharta, or remover of obstacles to whom every boisterous prayer sung in his praise.

The son of Shiva and Parvati , Ganesh has a story. There's the one about Ganesha and Karthikeya in a sibling competition over who could go faster around the world. While Kartikeya clambered onto his peacock and flew off, Ganesh hung around his parents, continued to play and then walked briskly around the divine couple three times, hand folded.

Ganesh's head symbolizes the Atman or the soul, which is the ultimate supreme reality of human existence, and his human body signifies Maya or the earthly existence of human beings. His wisdom in this case lies peraaps, in recognizing that, with the right values and a little ingenuity, you can effortlessly achieve what others strive endlessly to attain. Ganesha recognized the universal God beside him. He did not feel the need to prove his machismo.

It has narrow, tiny eyes, like someone who carefully scrutinizes things around him. A wise person, likewise, always examines a situation closely and attempts to understand its deeper resonances.

Ganesh has a big belly. He is able to digest all that is happening around him, good and bad, praise and criticism. Yet the rotund one is light enough to straddle a tiny mouse. For he does not hold grudges or ill-will - feelings that make one heavy and unwieldy.

Finally, why is Ganesh's vahana (vehicle) a mouse? This scuttling creature represents the mind, which has a tendency to dart about, picking up fickle fantasies and devious desires along the way. Ganesh's true wisdom lies in the fact that he is able to control the mouse, to rein it and bring it to rest at his feet. Control over one's mind is thus the ultimate sign of wisdom.

Below given are some of our Ganesh sculpture collections :