All That a Ganesha Painting Lover Should Know

Ganesha is probably the only idol ofHindus who is adorned by people ofall ages. The friendly appearance ofthe deity makes him popularamongst children. The deity is alsorespected and worshipped by theelders due to his brilliance. You willhardly find any house without amotif or Ganesha painting. In fact,many people love wreathing theirhouses with religious paintings.

Introduction

Many Hindus themselves are stillunaware of the interesting storiesrelated to Lord Ganesha and thevitality of the various elements inevery spiritual Ganesha Painting.Thus, the next slides include themost interesting stories and thesymbolism of eminent elements.Take a look.

Symbolism of Elements and Interesting Tales

The upraised hand is a way of showingthat the Lord will shower his blessing tothe devotees in bad times and will savethem from all the bad occurrences infuture. Not just the upraised hand butthe resting hand too depicts his givingnature. Besides this, the hand is alsoconsidered as a way of Ganesha invitinghis devotees to bow down. Moreover, italso means that we all are made of thethree elements of nature and willultimately liquefy in the earth one day.

The Symbolism of Upraised Hand

The belly of LordGanesha representskindness, acceptance,and big-heartedness.This is shown in orderto remind people todo good deeds and tostay humane.

The Symbolism of Ganesha’s Belly

The single tusk of Ganeshaindicates one-pointedness. Thisis a way of the Lord telling thepeople to stay focused. Bystaying focused, he means thatone should not be indecisiveand should seek his blessings atthe time of confusion andchaos.

The Symbolism of Single Tusk

It is believed Goddess Parvati carved Ganesha and infused lifeinto him. She did so as she was home alone and wanted to bath.Thus she ordered Ganesha to guard the house, meanwhile, LordShiva came and got infuriated when Ganesha didn’t allow him toenter the house. He cut his head. When goddess came out andsaw Ganesha dead, she started crying and told Lord Shiva thathe was their son. The lord of lords immediately asked to bringthe head of a child. Apparently, an elephant baby came in sightfirst. Hence, he placed his head and instilled life into him again.

Birth

To check the intelligence ofGanesha and his brotherKartikeya, a competition washeld. They were asked twotake three rounds of theworld. So, Ganesha took threerounds of his parents and toldeveryone that both of themare his world.

Intelligence

Ganesha is a true food lover.Once during a feast, he ateeverything that was availableat the place. Thereafter, it isbelieved he even all theutensils as well. His love forfood is also evident from hisrounded belly.

Love for Food

Once while coming back froma feast, he cursed moon. Themoon was laughing at him asmouse trembled when asnake passed by and Ganeshafell. He threw his tusk andsaid that he will vanishgradually. He even tied snakearound his belly like a belt.

Anger

Every Ganesha painting has theelements mentioned in theslides of this ppt. Moreover,the most interesting talesrelated to Lord Ganesha havealso been told. Both of thesewill help you in appreciatingthe paintings even more.

Conclusion

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