Ganesha - The elephant headed God

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An oil on canvas painting I did this year on Ganesha Chaturthi.

 I am not a very religious person. Spiritual, maybe... I do believe in the creator and some such, but when it comes to following rituals or even being a part of them, I always try to run!

 I try to avoid the regular Pujas and Kathas and Havans as much as I can...it is quite difficult for me to do so without offending the family coz both sets of families are traditional brahmins and pujas form the base fabric of the family.
 And as most people around, I try my best not to be responsible for tearing the fabric. Sigh!

 However, Ganesha- the elephant headed God has always mesmerized me. Since childhood I was fascinated by all the mythological stories... but as age and intellect took over, all the stories started to seem rather funny!

 Lord Ganesha is probably a painter's dream. One can make him in innumerable ways and he always seems just perfect.

This is one of the many paintings that I have done recently...and somehow I feel at peace just by seeing him. Certain things are beyond explanation :)





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