Bronze Standing Ganesh Statue Holding His Tusk 14"

Ganesh is standing holding a noose, elephant goad, an Indian sweet called a ladhu and his broken tusk that he used to write the Mahabharata epic.  His trunk is pointed to his left.  If the trunk turns to the Ganesh's left, that is the direction for success in the world. It is a position associated with grihastas, or householders.  The normally chubby Ganesh is thinner in this version.  His legs are lean and his belly is not as round as a typical Ganesh.  The statue is a replica of a of a masterpiece antique Ganesh in Cleveland Museum of Art.  The statue is polished and has a glossy patina. 

The base has 4 rings that are used by the faithful in India to put two poles through the base of the Ganesh sculpture and carry it around in procession before it is placed into the inner sanctum of the temple.  Hindus believe that the actual god lies within all statues of the deity.  Only by physically seeing the god, known as darshan, is a Hindu able to experience the god.  Therefore the gods are often carried around the temple for all people to see and experience in the presence of the god.

Lost Wax Method: This sculpture is a one of a kind, lost wax method bronze statue hand made by the artists of Bangladesh. The statue pictured is the only sculpture Lotus Sculpture has like this in our store. When you order this piece you will receive this exact piece. It is truly one of a kind as there is only one made exactly like this! Each bronze is hand made by a group of bronze artists whose families have been crafting bronze sculptures for centuries with the art being passed on by each generation. The hand crafted bronzes statues have an incredible amount of detail which many other mass produced, brass Hindu statues lack.