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These are a few of my favourite things: Pot Bellied Ganesh
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When I first visited India 40 years ago not only was I thrilled to see so many elephants in the flesh, I was immediately and inevitably drawn to the elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh.
Red Silks from India
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Think of India and the colour you maybe think of is red. Red symbolises happiness and good fortune. Hindu women get married in red, the tilak mark on the forehead is red vermilion.
Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?
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Many Indian Statues are made by the lost wax process in which a wax sculpture of an image is covered in clay which is then baked. The wax melts leaving a negative image. Molten metal is then poured into the mould.
Ganesh Statues in Kathmandu
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The back alleys and courtyards of Kathmandu are fascinating with their numerous Buddhist shrines and old statues of the elephant headed hindu god Ganesh. Stone statues of Ganesh are everywhere.
Ganesha Statues & Painting - The background behind the myth
The Hindu god Ganesh has been represented with the head of an elephant since his early appearances in Indian art. Puranic myths provide many explanations of how he got his elephant head.