Here, Ganesha, the leader or master of the Ganas (attendants) of Lord Shiva is portrayed sitting on a full-blown lotus in the middle of an ocean having four arms and a pot-belly. The distinctive feature of Ganapati is that he has the head of an elephant and the body of a human, for which he is known as ‘Gajanana’. Because of a single whole tusk, while the other one being broken, he is also known as ‘Ekadanta’. In the upper right arm, he holds an elephant god, his fierce weapon. The noose (pasha) in his upper left arm depicts that he has the ability to liberate his devotees from the never-ending cycle of birth and death. With his lower left hand, holds a pot of Ambrosia while the right hand is in the boon granting Varada Mudra. He is wearing a blue silk dhoti and is decorated with several gold ornaments around his round belly, neck, arms, head, ankles, and wrists.
The lord of beginnings is depicted with his eternal consort who manifests as his shakti (power) sitting on his lap. She is attired in a green saree and is adorned with a huge crown on her head. She holds a lotus flower in one of her hands and brings a soft smile on her face. Just like heat cannot be separated from fire, likewise, Lord Ganesha’s eternal consort Shakti cannot be separated from him. Without her, he is incomplete. He is revered as Vighnaharta Ganesha, meaning he who removes all the obstacles on the path to auspiciousness in the life of his devotees and thus blesses them with success, abundance and prosperity. The noble and loyal son of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati, is worshiped at the start of every auspicious ceremony and occasion, and is regarded as the God of intellect and wisdom.
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