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Also known as Vignesvara: the Lord of Hurdles, this son of Siva and Parvati, is invariably invoked at the commencement of any project: great or small – be it the day’s business in a small store, arrangements for a wedding, or foundation for a new building. He is, thus, viewed as the Lord of Auspicious Beginnings.
In the Puranic imagery, Ganesa (also Vinayaka and Ganapati) becomes an elephant-headed god, with a single tusk, a pot belly and four arms. In this anthropomorphic appearance of his is sometimes interpreted his connection between the human world and the divine realm. The man-like body represents the (small) human plane; the (large) elephantine face stands for the divine. With the ever expanding reverence for this ‘divine remover of all obstacles’, myths and legends around this deity have also kept multiplying.
Apart from the iconographic study of this universally venerated deity of the Hindu pantheon, the book takes a scholarly look at various other significant aspects of Ganesa, Vinayaka, or Ganapati. Beginning with the genesis of the deity’s name, the book examines the varied puranic accounts of his origination, the philosophical interpretations of his different forms, different modes of his worship prevalent in different parts of India – besides presenting detailed descriptions of Ganesa temples. And, going through diverse representations of Ganesa in sculpture, the author highlights his iconographic attributes – with numerous illustrations.
Source: http://www.dkagencies.com/doc/from/1063/to/1123/bkId/DK555652331316067887216031371/details.html
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