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    Brass Miniature Votive Ganesha Statue From Andhra Pradesh - 18th Century

    SKU: A01579

    18th Century, from Andhra Pradesh, India

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    Dimensions: W3.5 x D3 x H4.5 cm

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    This 18th century Indian brass miniature Ganesh would have been used in personal home shrines. This one appears to come from Andhra Pradesh. It has been used heavily in puja casing heavy wear and smoothing to the one defined features. 

    Ganesh is the ever-blissful, elephant-headed god who is lovingly worshipped and revered by millions of Hindus worldwide. He is the remover of obstacles and the God of good luck and auspiciousness. He is also worshipped as the God of wisdom, wealth, health, celibacy, fertility, and happiness. The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesh has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and big ears and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being. Ganesh is also worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, success and the fine arts. He is one of the five prime Hindu deities.

    The mythological story of Ganesh is that Parvati was bathing in the forest and a boy was guarding her privacy. Shiva wanted to pass by to see Parvati, but the boy wouldn't allow him. Shiva became angry and cut off the boys' head. Parvati returned from bathing and exclaimed that the dead boy was her son. Shiva sent his men back to get his head but they could only find an elephant's head so they put that on instead & the boy lived again.

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