Ganesh Chaturthi, first day of Ganesh festival
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is a festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesha. Ganeshotsav (Ganesh festival) is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals. The festival ends on the tenth day after start. On the last day of the festival, the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea. Thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva. Indiaart is happy to put together this special collection of paintings of Ganesha to celebrate Ganeshotsav 2019.
Ganesha also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and by several other names, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Hindu deities. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions.
Ganesha is a popular figure in Indian art. Unlike those of some deities, representations of Ganesha show wide variations and distinct patterns changing over time. He may be portrayed standing, dancing, heroically taking action against demons, playing with his family as a boy, or sitting down on an elevated seat, or engaging in a range of contemporary situations.
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