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Lord Ganesh

Why Lord Ganesh Statues are significantly important

26 February 2018Read time: 12min

Lord Ganesh! Son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi, known as the god of prosperity, good luck and success. He is the Lord of Beginnings and the remover of obstacles of both material and spiritual kind. Ganesh has been blessing his devotees with prosperity and future. Lord Ganesh is known as a popular deity of Hinduism. Ganesh's elephant head is widely known as the symbol of wisdom, and his long ears signifies that he hears everything what his devotees say. In India, before the commencement of almost every task Lord Ganesh is worshiped. He is worshiped at first in almost all rituals of Hinduism. There are different types of Ganesh Idols based on his postures, trunk direction and characteristics.

The Ganesh Purana describes about the 32 different forms of Lord Ganesh and among them, the Mahaganapathi is mainly worshiped around the world. The first 16 forms of Ganesh are famously known by the name “Shodasa Ganapati” and the later forms are known as 'Ekavimsathi'.

Ganesh may be portrayed in different ways such as standing, seated, crawling as a child (with his favourite laddoo sweet in one hand), in tantric yoga pose, dancing, or even seated on his mother's knee. But when seated, he may be crossed legged or with one leg tucked under him in the position known as "royal ease".  His vehicle or mount is usually the humble mouse, which often shown at his feet looking adoringly up at him and also offering a laddoo sweet in his paws. The combination of mouse and elephant represents the ability of Ganesh to control even the most unpredictable of situations and also the removal of all obstacles of any size.

Lord Ganesh is mainly invoked as Vighneswara  by majority of the Hindus in the launch of an business or event since he is believed to be the obstacle remover. People are especially fond of beautiful statues of Lord Ganesh since it is said that every good or 'shubh' work is started or begin, with the worship of Lord Ganesh. Thus, if you have the statue of this god in your home then you will always be ready for worshiping him. It is quite customary to decorate Hindu homes with the statues of Hindu gods. In fact, it is quiet difficult to find homes which do not have at least one statue of Lord Ganesh.
If you have statues of Ganesh at home then you will definitely be happy to known about the importance of this god and the festivals dedicated to him. Hindus, who are dedicated to Lord Ganesh, celebrate a popular festival, known as Ganesh Chaturthi. This festival of Ganesh celebrates the day on which this god, is said to appear on earth, listening to the prayers of all his devotees. On this very day, beautiful god statues Ganesh are washed and perfumed. If you have a statue at home then you can worship as well as decorate it too and participate in the festivities.

Handicrafts contributes to preserving and sending traditions and they are deeply frozen in society. In their product, crafters transfer an area of their cultural heritage in ideas, forms, materials and work ways, similarly as their own values, philosophy of life, fashion and self-image. You can consider buying wooden idols that is handcrafted and then establish them in your work places or homes permanently to get blessed by Lord Ganesh always all time.Lord Ganesh! Son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi, known as the god of prosperity, good luck and success. He is the Lord of Beginnings and the remover of obstacles of both material and spiritual kind. Ganesh has been blessing his devotees with prosperity and future. Lord Ganesh is known as a popular deity of Hinduism. Ganesh's elephant head is widely known as the symbol of wisdom, and his long ears signifies that he hears everything what his devotees say. In India, before the commencement of almost every task Lord Ganesh is worshiped. He is worshiped at first in almost all rituals of Hinduism. There are different types of Ganesh Idols based on his postures, trunk direction and characteristics.

The Ganesh Purana describes about the 32 different forms of Lord Ganesh and among them, the Mahaganapathi is mainly worshiped around the world. The first 16 forms of Ganesh are famously known by the name “Shodasa Ganapati” and the later forms are known as 'Ekavimsathi'.

Ganesh may be portrayed in different ways such as standing, seated, crawling as a child (with his favourite laddoo sweet in one hand), in tantric yoga pose, dancing, or even seated on his mother's knee. But when seated, he may be crossed legged or with one leg tucked under him in the position known as "royal ease".  His vehicle or mount is usually the humble mouse, which often shown at his feet looking adoringly up at him and also offering a laddoo sweet in his paws. The combination of mouse and elephant represents the ability of Ganesh to control even the most unpredictable of situations and also the removal of all obstacles of any size.

Lord Ganesh is mainly invoked as Vighneswara  by majority of the Hindus in the launch of an business or event since he is believed to be the obstacle remover. People are especially fond of beautiful statues of Lord Ganesh since it is said that every good or 'shubh' work is started or begin, with the worship of Lord Ganesh. Thus, if you have the statue of this god in your home then you will always be ready for worshiping him. It is quite customary to decorate Hindu homes with the statues of Hindu gods. In fact, it is quiet difficult to find homes which do not have at least one statue of Lord Ganesh.
If you have statues of Ganesh at home then you will definitely be happy to known about the importance of this god and the festivals dedicated to him. Hindus, who are dedicated to Lord Ganesh, celebrate a popular festival, known as Ganesh Chaturthi. This festival of Ganesh celebrates the day on which this god, is said to appear on earth, listening to the prayers of all his devotees. On this very day, beautiful god statues Ganesh are washed and perfumed. If you have a statue at home then you can worship as well as decorate it too and participate in the festivities.

Handicrafts contributes to preserving and sending traditions and they are deeply frozen in society. In their product, crafters transfer an area of their cultural heritage in ideas, forms, materials and work ways, similarly as their own values, philosophy of life, fashion and self-image. You can consider buying wooden idols that is handcrafted and then establish them in your work places or homes permanently to get blessed by Lord Ganesh always all time.


Hari Rahul Handicraft
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