Ganesha idol signifies the qualities of a perfect manager.

elephant head : wisdom and intelligence
long trunk : sixth sense to anticipate danger in advance
big ears : to listen carefully
small eyes : to investigate minutely
big belly : to keep secret, and maintain balance in all experience of life
small mouth : very minimum talking
sitting positing : patience
axe : to keep control over desires
rope : to pull devotees near truth
modakam : represents fruits of worship and Devotion
rat : represents power of desire which like rat can slowly eat away all the
merits of devotee.
simhasana : represents king ship
vastra & jewelry : represents the grandeur thus blessings of Goddess Lakshmi.
abhaya mudra : giving blessings to devotees

this painting is an experiment of using only hues of one single dark colour so as to enhance the effect of gold and i must say result has been highly satisfying. for this particular work i even tried using only white stones agian a bold experiment. thissi one work which is very popular with people who have a keen eye for apreciating art are ready to accpet n give accolade to experiments.

“O! Lord Ganesha, radiant, supreme being, omni potent and omnipresent grant us a many faceted knowledge of the ultimate reality”.

This is the Prayer to invoke Lord Ganesha’s blessings .
Lord Ganesha is worshipped first before any auspicious beginning.Lord Ganesha represents a successful grahastha who is prosperous, intelligent, full of luxuries, spiritual, knowledgeable and the one who has controlled his desires.

The symbols Swastika represents Ganesha family. Main body represents four hands of Ganesha with rope, axe, modakam and blessings. Four lines on both sides represent his two wives RIDDHI-SIDDHI and two sons SHUBH-LABH

Different names of lord Ganesha

Gana nayakam, kapil, vikat, ganadhyaksha, ohm, herve, vighna vinashak, vighna raj, lambodara, vakra tunda, gajanana, ek danta, dhumra ketu, morya

Nataraja, lord of dance is not just a meaningless object but a symbol of highest teaching which can inspire and elevate.
Nataraja, the Guru teaches that Maya (illusion) should be crushed down. World should be subjugate to us not we to world. And we as human being should ascend to the region of pure, unconditioned consciousness, free from passion and deception. One should enjoy the bliss of calmness and truth that form the Self.

Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati is the first deity to be worshipped during any religious ritual as he is considered the remover of obstacles.
His huge body represents the Universe and trunk the Pranava or Ohm, the symbol of the Brahman. His elephant’s head denotes superior intelligence. The noose he held in his hand reminds us that worldly attachments are a noose. The hook in his hand is to prod us towards the path of righteousness. The broken tusk in his hand used as pen is symbol of knowledge and sacrifice which he used to write the epic Mahabharta .The modaka in his hand remind us of the sweetness of one’s inner self.
The physical form of Ganesha reminds us that real beauty is inner beauty, the spiritual perfection. Similarly his vehicle, the rat tells us the importance of smallest of things existing in universe.

“O! Lord Ganesha, radiant, supreme being, omni potent and omnipresent grant us a many faceted knowledge of the ultimate reality”

Lord Ganesha represents a successful grahastha who is prosperous, intelligent, and full of luxuries, spiritual, knowledgeable and the one who has controlled his desires.

Here in this picture he is granting blessings to one and all hence the name “Abhaya Daan”.