Handcarved GANESHA in Sandstone (ANTIQUE 175 Yrs)

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This Statue is of Ganesha, the elephant-like son of the god Siwa, is hand carved on sandstone . In the Hindu religion, Ganesha is the god of intelligence and the "Remover of Obstacles." If one is trying to attain a goal but many hurdles and challenges stand in the way, the Balinese believe that by making an offering to Ganesha, they can gain assistance in achieving their dreams .................. MASSIVE MASTERWORK LORD GANESHA CARVING ! I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND CARVED GANESH OF THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES LORD GANESHA THE Elephant GOD SITTING ON THE THRONE ASPECT ! THIS SPIRITUAL MURTI HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME FOR over 175 YEARS and IS NOW READY TO BLESS YOUR HOME OR W YOUR HEART DESIRES ...... This stunning sculpture of Lord Ganesha sitting proud towers close to 1 1/2 ft tall. Lord Ganesha the Elephant God is known to be the remover of obstacles and worshiped in many countries the world over. His eyes exude an inner calm and loving simultaneously, while the rest of his elephantine body from is trunk to his lower human body that is covered with flowing garments are made with such realism that it is as if underneath this old and cold marble runs actual life! This antique frame has aged beautifully over time retaining its powerful spiritual presence while showing signs of the age and erosion that has swept over it in the past two centuries with small chips, marks and dirt covering its surface adding so much character and charm to this rare period piece! DIMENSIONS 1 1/2 FT in HEIGHT 10 inches AT BASE over 40 lbs in weight Material : SAND STONE Condition: Very good Please don't hesitate to ask any questions and do take some time to look at my recent customer feedback. Blessings and light to all . THE STORY OF LORD GANESHAGanesha has been represented with the head of an elephant since the early stages of his appearance in Indian art. Puranic myths provide many explanations for how he got his elephant head. One of his popular forms, Heramba-Ganapati , has five elephant heads, and other less-common variations in the number of heads are known. While some texts say that Ganesha was born with an elephant head, in most stories he acquires the head later. The most recurrent motif in these stories is that Ganesha was born with a human head and body and that Shiva beheaded him when Ganesha came between Shiva and Parvati . Shiva then replaced Ganesha's original head with that of an elephant. Details of the battle and w the replacement head came from vary according to different sources. In another story, when Ganesha was born, his mother, Parvati, showed off her new baby to the other gods. Unfortunately, the god Shani (Saturn), who is said to have the evil eye , looked at him, causing the baby's head to be burned to ashes. The god Vishnu came to the rescue and replaced the missing head with that of an elephant. Another story says that Ganesha was created directly by Shiva's laughter. Because Shiva considered Ganesha too alluring, he gave him the head of an elephant and a protruding belly. Ganesha is Vighneshvara or Vighnaraja , the Lord of Obstacles, both of a material and spiritual order. He is popularly worshipped as a remover of obstacles, though traditionally he also places obstacles in the path of those who need to be checked. Paul Courtright says that "his task in the divine scheme of things, his dharma , is to place and remove obstacles. It is his particular territory, the reason for his creation." Krishan notes that some of Ganesha's names reflect shadings of multiple roles that have evolved over time. Dhavalikar ascribes the quick ascension of Ganesha in the Hindu pantheon, and the emergence of the Ganapatyas , to this shift in emphasis from vighnakartā (obstacle-creator) to vighnahartā (obstacle-averter). However, both functions continue to be vital to his character, as Robert Brown explains, "even after the Purāṇic Gaṇeśa is well-defined, in art Gaṇeśa remained predominantly important for... read more

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