The chubby, gentle,
wise, elephant-headed Ganesh, or Ganesha, is one of Hinduisms most popular
deities.
Ganesh is the remover
of obstacles, the deity whom worshippers first acknowledge when they visit a
temple.
Statues of Ganesh can
be found in most Indian towns. His image is placed where new houses are to be
built; he is honored at the start of a journey or business venture, and poets
traditionally invoke him at the start of a book.
Ganesh is also patron
of letters and of learning; he is the legendary scribe who, using his commonly
held broken tusk, wrote down parts of the Mahabharata Epic…….for
further reading…click HERE
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Mom chatting with our family friend Dr K .M.( former gynecologist and
surgeon of Churamani hospital who
initiated the first NGO in the city and she is
sustaining it till now).
Happy Day!
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