5.5" small cute ganpati statue

New beginnings are always associated with our Lord Ganesha known by many other names like Ganpati, Vighnaharta, Gajanan, Vinayak, Ekdant and so many more. We worship Lord Ganesh for every new beginning in our lives, be it weddings, new job, investments, properties, new houses, he is known to remove any obstacles coming your way. He is believed to be the carrier of good luck. The large elephant head of Lord Ganpati sumbolizes wisdom and understanding. He possesses large ears to keenly listen to the prayers and needs of all his devotees. The right tusk represents wisdom and the left tusk conveys the idea that one must conquer emotions with wisdom to attain perfection. His huge belly represents whole cosmos, the seven realms. These are held together by cosmic energy (kundalini) symbolized by snake around his stomach. His vaahna (vehicle) is a mouse, which represents ego, that interprets to always keep your ego low and under control. When you pray to Lord Ganpati with complete faith, he guides you towards he right path. He gives you courage to conquer your fears and overcome all obstacles in your life. Budhi (intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), Riddhi (prosperity) personified as goddesses who marries Lord Ganesha.

INTRESTING FABLE:

Usually elephants are the path makers in forest. So as to believe when an elephant passes through thick woods of forests a way is created for the other animals to follow. Thus Lord Ganesha is worshipped first before starting anything new. So that he clears the obstacles and paves the way for us to move forward in life.