stone statue Ganesha 20 cm, bookend

Ganesha massive stone statue of 20 cm

very suitable as a bookend.

Stone Ganesha Image.

Ganesha or (Ganesh) is the elephant-led god in Hinduism. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati.

Ganesha is a very popular god of the Hindus. Hindu tradition states that Ganesha is a god of wisdom, success and good luck. He is also the giver of different types of favors. Ganesha calls the Hindu tradition Vighneshvara. "Vighneshvara" in Sanskrit means someone who is the lord of obstacles or difficulties. Thus, the Hindu tradition states that by worshiping Ganesha, one can eliminate all obstacles and problems.

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1 His worship
2 Mythology
3 His image
4 Other names
5 Reference
His worship [change | change source]
There are not many temples (mandirs) of Ganesha, but in many Hindu temples there are statues and carvings. But in most of the temples of Hindus, people worship Ganesha along with other gods and goddesses. Hindu tradition gives Ganesha an important place. Tradition says that Hindus must worship their religious functions and ceremonies, because he is the god of all obstacles. In general, many Hindus also worship Ganesha before you start a new thing. For example, for occupying a new house, they can serve Ganesha. Even before you start a new business, many Hindus can worship Ganesha.

Mythology [change | change source]
There are two mythological stories about Ganesha.

A story says that Parvati had made a boy from the dirt of her body. The boy's dirt became alive. This kid is guarding the road while Parvati was taking a bath. Shiva wanted to meet his wife Parvati. The boy did not allow him. Shiva got angry. He cut the boy's head. Then, an elephant's head was determined to make the boy live again. That is why Ganesha has a head of an elephant.

The other story is this. Parvati was very proud of her son Ganesha. She asked Shani (planet Saturn) to look at her son. Shani looked at Ganesha's face. Shani's look burned Ganesha's face and he became headless. Then Brahma (the creator god of the Hindus) advised Parvati to solve the first head of everything she could find. Parvati found an elephant's head. They fixed this head on the body of Ganesha. Thus Ganesha became the head of an elephant.

Ganesha had a race with his brother Kartikeya, the first to go around the world would be the winner. So Kartikeya drove the next day, but Ganesha stayed and thought about how he could win. He eventually sat on his horse, a rat, and went around his parents seven times (representing the entire world in Hindu scriptures). Thus Ganesha was named winner because of his intelligence.

His image [change | change source]
Every photo, image or image in any form of Ganesha generally has the following features or characteristics:

He is shown with a bellies, showing that the entire universe is in him.
Its color is red or orange.
In general, he has four arms, and sometimes three eyes.
He wears a mala (garland) and certain other items such as a lotus flower.
He generally has a bowl of candy (laddus or modaks) in front of him.
A mouse or rat will be around Ganesha. He uses a mouse (rat) as his chassis (vahans).

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