Ganesh is a painting by Dawn Pfeufer which was uploaded on December 2nd, 2015.
Ganesh
Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu deities. Ganesh, also known as Ganapati, is immediately recognizable as the elephant-headed god. He is the god... more
by Dawn Pfeufer
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24.000 x 24.000 x 1.500 inches
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Title
Ganesh
Artist
Dawn Pfeufer
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu deities. Ganesh, also known as Ganapati, is immediately recognizable as the elephant-headed god. He is the god of wisdom and learning, as well as the remover of obstacles.
He represents the perfect equilibrium between force and kindness and between power and beauty. He also symbolizes the discriminative capacities which provide the ability to perceive distinctions between truth and illusion, the real and the unreal.
The story of the birth of this deity, as depicted in the Shiva Purana, goes like this:
Once goddess Parvati, while bathing, created a boy out of the dirt of her body and assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva, her husband returned, he was surprised to find a stranger denying him access, and struck off the boy's head in rage.
Parvati broke down in utter grief and to soothe her, Shiva sent out his squad (gana) to fetch the head of any sleeping being who was facing the north. The company found a sleeping elephant and brought back its severed head, which was then attached to the body of the boy. Shiva restored its life and made him the leader (pati) of his troops. Hence his name 'Ganapati'.
Uploaded
December 2nd, 2015
