The Ganesha Silhouette

A graceful tilak marks His temple, reaching all the way down to the base of His long curvaceous trunk. The adornment along the tapering length of His trunk is characterized by brief, rangoli-Esque curves. The eyes on either side of the trunk have all the vigor and innocence of a divine child. The features are given a natural gold-colored finish that look amazing against the base tan of His complexion. The undulations of His gigantic ears are also colored the same gold, making it look marvelously lifelike. Note the broken tusk on the left of His face, leading to the very telling name of Ekdanta (meaning 'single-toothed' in Sanskrit).

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This Ganesha murti has a long torso, replete with the signature baby fat of His iconography. A long angavastram is draped over his shoulders, which cascades symmetrically down on either side of Him all the way down to His folded legs. The dhoti is tied way below the navel in order to make room for His potbelly, its silken folds as realistic as brass could get. The hands and feet of the deity are a matching gold-tone, their delicate shape a fine example of endemic Indian workmanship. Do not miss the sumptuous laddoo on the palm of his left hand.

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Lord Krishna Overpowers And Dances Murals Distinguish

Murals distinguish the folk art of Kerala. A fine tradition to be found in the temples and palaces dotting the Malabar coast, the earliest examples are to be found in Tirunandikkara and Tiruvanchikulam, dated from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. The one you see on this page is a contemporary specimen of this ancient means of art, and conforms to the post-fifteenth century style of Kerala murals.

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The waters of the dishevelled Yamuna swirl around them as witness to this historic episode. The same have been depicted with simple cloud-like curves filled in with a powdery blue blending out into white. The vibrant colour palette of the Lord's form in the foreground makes a powerful, aesthetic statement. The shocks of fiery orange vines that flank His expressive face, His superbly gathered composure in the midst of battling evil, and the matching peacock feather-crested crown and shringar, complete the picture of Hinduism's most charming deva.