Ganesha

The Four-Armed Ganesha, an Indian terra-cotta relief plaque, created during the Gupta period between the 4th and 7th century A.D, depicts the potbellied, four-armed deity Ganesha, the remover of obstacles in Hindu mythology. The 49.1 x 67.9 x 20.6 cm representational relief plaque, conceived during India’s classical age of sculpture, was discovered in the state of Uttar Pradesh, located in the northern part of India. This magnificent piece is a representational form of artwork. The sculpture’s subject

Vinayagar or Ganesha is best known as the God of new beginnings. This aspect of the God can be explained by the stories of his origins. The Padma Purana tells that Ganesha was the son of Shiva and Parvati and was born a perfect and normal child. At Parvati's invitation, the other gods and goddesses came to see the new baby and to bestow their blessings upon him. Unfortunately, Parvati's brother Sani had been cursed by his wife so that if he looked at anyone, that person was reduced to ashes. Parvati

genres of Indian performance, including yakshagana, Ganesha is worshipped on –stage by performers and spectators. By opening his play with a Ganesh pooja, Karnad instantly locates his play within the tradition of Hindu performance. Mee stated that “Karnad intended the Ganesh Puja at the beginning of a performance, responded to it as such” (153). But, if it functions as an actual puja, then Karnad begins a play with a ritual offering to a murthi. Ganesha appears not as a character, or a representation

On 29th May of May 2017, I had planned to visit the Dallas Art Museum. I was very excited to visit the Museum because this was my first visit to the museum of Dallas after I had been in the United States as an international student. I am very much interested in the arts and history around the globe. Therefore, I was very happy and excited when I knew that the visit to Dallas Art Museum was also the part of my graded college assignment. I reached the Dallas Art Museum at 12:30 pm and I parked my car

Ganesha: An Elephant-Headed Deity Ganesha, the Elephant-Headed God, is the most worshipped god in the Hindu religion most commonly practiced in India. He represents Wisdom and the distinction between good and bad and is the leader of ganas, also known as beings. When Ganesha was created, his creator and/or mother, Parvati had created him out of anger when her husband Shiva’s followers betrayed her due to their loyalty. Parvati being jealous, created Ganesha from the dirt on her body to have someone

The white Hindu temple stood quietly against the chaos that surrounded it in Agra, India. The marble that made up the building was stunningly clean compared to the streets that were filled with holes and dirt. The car horns and movement of people coming from their jobs that Friday created chaos around the building. The temple was made up of a square base with 4 domes at the top, similar to those of the Taj Mahal, except much smaller. Sculptures of Indian deities and revered images were chiseled all

Another play in this series was Hayavadana which elevated women on a pedastal higher than that of the man. Its theme was borrowed from Kathasaritasagar, a collection of Sanskrit stories. It has a complicated, bizzare plot consisting of two close friends Devdatta and Kapila. It is based on a tale from Vetala Panchavimshika but Karnad borrowed it from Thomas Mann's Transposed Head. It is a play on the mad dance of incompleteness and a search for identity in a world of tangled relationships. Devdatta

Movie Reflection In the film “Jai Santoshi Maa” the goddess Santoshi Maa is depicted in many different forms. Santoshi Maa is the “goddess of happiness”, she has many forms in which she provides hope for the people. She wears an elegant sari using the gesture of blessing with her hand, and at when she takes her many different forms she has a very calm demeanor which provides hope for her devotees. This idea of hope is shown in the movie multiple times, Satyawati,who is a very faithful devotee of

THE MINIATURE GANESHA IDOL Ganesha in a sitting position playing the “ Mridangam” or drum.is my personal possession from my home country, India. Idol worship is a common form of worshipping god in Hindu religion.’Ganesha’ particularly is the most worshipped deities in hindu religion because he is known for being the remover of obstacles in life. Coming from a religious family ,yet not being religious disturbed my parents .This idol was gifted by my mother in the year of 2009 ,when

Andre Bunker Sri Ganesha Temple of Utah The Sri Ganesha temple of Utah opened for worship on May 2, 2003. They are still adding on to the temple which I witnessed on my visit on November 9, 2015. The ethnic Hindus of Utah used the Dream Circle until the temple was ready for worship. There are around 10,000 Indians in Utah today. The history of Hinduism does not involve a person who started the faith. The Hindus came to the United States for the excellent jobs here.They immigrated to Utah in the