Figure of Lord Ganesha

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figure of Lord Ganesha

Accession No : 66/7/4274 (11)

This is a votive sculpture of a seated Lord Ganesha with four hands. The deity can be seen seated on a lotus pedestal with a square plinth. The god is depicted with a potbelly and a trunk. The mukuta of the god is large but not defined or decorative.

Gallery

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateSouth India

Period

  • Start Date19th Century

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Contributor

  • Community / TribeViswakarma

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)7.3 x 4.9 x 5
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Significance

  • ReligiousLord Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings. He is usually depicted potbellied and accompanied by his vahana (vehicle), a bandicoot rat, which symbolizes Ganesha's ability to overcome anything to get what he wants. Like a rat and like an elephant, Ganesha is a remover of obstacles. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a votive sculpture of a seated Lord Ganesha with four hands. The deity can be seen seated on a lotus pedestal with a square plinth. The god is depicted with a potbelly and a trunk. The mukuta of the god is large but not defined or decorative.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishning House, 2009."
  • KeywordGanesha, Ganpati, Ganesh, Mythology, Four-armed, God, Lord