Fiber Seated Ganesh Statue 10"

Description Ganesh is hand made by the artists of Kolkata, India.  Lotus Sculpture worked directly with the artist, named Sayak, to first design this Ganesh out of clay and then to render him in fiber.  Lotus Sculpture is the only place to find this custom design of Ganesh.  Fiber statues are extremely strong and durable while also being light weight and movable.  They can be washed for easy cleaning.  Liquids used for abhishekam during puja will not dull or harm the colors.
Ganesh is seated with his right hand held up in the abhaya mudra.  He holds a noose and an elephant goad in his hands.  His trunk is playfully trying to grasp an indian sweet, a laddu from his left hand.  There is a small rat poised on the front of the base in front of Ganesha nibbling on a crumb.  Ganesh is hand painted which really is the final touch on an amazing Ganapathi statue!

About Ganesh
The chubby, gentle, wise, elephant-headed Ganesh, or Ganesha, is one of Hinduisms most popular deities. He is the remover of obstacles, the deity whom worshippers first acknowledge when they visit a temple. He is also patron of letters and of learning; he is the legendary scribe who, using his broken tusk, which he often holds, wrote down parts of the Mahabharata epic. Ganesh is usually depicted colored red; he is pot bellied, has one tusk broken, and has four arms that may hold a pasam, a goad, and a pot of rice or sweetmeats. The sweet meats are held in a type of bowl known as a laddus. His appetite for these sweets is legendary and offerings of them are often left at his shrine.

Statues of Ganesh can be found in most Indian towns. His image is placed where new houses are to be built; he is honored at the start of a journey or business venture, and poets traditionally invoke him at the start of a book.

A pasam is a triple twine weapon. Each of the three twines represents, arrogance and conceit, Maya - the illusory nature of the real world, ignorance. In Hindu ideology weapons are a viewed as symbolic tools to destroy the ego rather than to cause any type of bloodshed. Goads (or elephant prods) are typically used to direct elephants. Goads are symbolic of how one should steer the soul away from the ignorance and illusions of this earthly world just as a mahout would steer an elephant away from any treacherous path.

Care

Fiber statues from India are extremely strong and durable.  They can be dropped and put through stress and not break.  The paint is able to be washed without discoloring or fading.  This makes the sculpture perfect for perfect for performing abhishekam during puja ceremonies.

The only maintenance you will need will be to dust them regularly.  You can wash them as well to give the deity of a bath of love and appreciation!

If you have any questions concerning your fiber statue please email us at [email protected] or call us at 1(760) 994-4455.

Shipping USA Shipping

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This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping. The shipping charge is automatically calculated by UPS for shipping within the United States. Each sculpture is usually shipped within 24 hours of the order with the exception of the weekend. To obtain a shipping quote simply add the statue you are interested in to your shopping cart and then select click on the "Calculate Domestic Shipping" button. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.

International Shipping

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This sculpture is in our Oceanside, California store and ready for immediate shipping to anywhere in the world. If you are in Canada please select "UPS Standard to Canada" for the shipping option. If you are an international customer please select "International Shipping" during checkout. The shipping charge will be calculated as $0. Lotus Sculpture will email you the correct shipping cost subject to your approval or you may call us at 760-994-4455 or email us at [email protected] for a shipping quote. Lotus Sculpture uses Instapak foam injection packing system or bubble wrap and recycled peanuts to ensure that all our pieces arrive undamaged. Click here to learn more about Lotus Sculptures packing.