Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains

Author(s): R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd

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Variations
Hands Objects in hands
Colour Misc.
Hands Objects in hands
Misc.
Hands
Objects in hands
Colour Misc.
HERAMBA
Noose, tusk, rosary and axe & three-headed club (mudgara), sweetmeat ball, boon-giving & protection poses
Golden yellow
Five clephant heads, four facing the four cardinal points and the fifth looking upwards. Sits on lion
BHUVANESA-GANAPATI
11-Four hands: Three carry noose, goad. sugar-cane. Fourth touches private parts of naked Devi. Wears Ratnamukuta. Nude Devi sits on his lap. Name of goddess is Vighnesvari (UK)
BALA-GANAPATI
PRASANNA-GANAPATI
Eight
Conch, bow of sugar-cane, arrows of flowers, broken tusk, noose. goad, shoots of paddy grass
Noose, goad, boon-giving & protection poses Or noose, goad, tusk & sweetmeat ball
Scarlet
Four
Mango, plantain, jack fruit and sugar-cane
GANAPATI (Contd.)
Like that of rising Sun
Sculptured like a child. Head of an elephant. Wood-apple held in
Irunk
OTHER FORMS
DHVAJA-GANAPATI
TARUNA-GANAPATI
Four
Book. rosary, staff, vase
Terrific look
Noose, goad, wood-apple. jambu fruit, the sesamum and bamboostick
NKITIA-GANAPATI
Eight or four
Noose. goad, cakes, axe (kuthara), broken tusk, a quoit (valaya) & a ring. Remaining hand left freely hanging to help other bodily movements of the dance Dancing Ganapati. Left leg slightly bent, while the right leg is bent and held up in the air
Red
To be shown as a young man
UNMATTA-UCHCHHISHTA
GANAPATI
Four
Noose, goad, vessel of sweetmeat balls & tusk
Seated on lotus seat
White
BHAKTI-VIGHNISVARA
VIGHNARAJA-GANAPATI
Four
Coconut, mango, lump of sugar, cup of payasa (a preparation of milk and rice)
Not mentioned Noose & goad
Seated on mouse
HARIDRA-GANAPATI OR RATRI-GANAPATI
Four
Noose, goad, sweetmeat balls & broken tusk
VIRA-VIGHNESA
Sixteen
Vampire (vetala), spear, bow and arrows, sword and shield, mudgara sword or hammer, mace or club, goad. noose, sula. kunda (sacrificial pit), battle-axe, banner
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