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A wall hanging, concrete figure head of the Hindu God Ganesh. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Dimensions:
Height: 31cm
Width: 18.5cm
Here is one version of how Ganesh got his elephant head.
When his father, the great god Shiva went away to meditate, his wife Parvati created a model of a beautiful boy and breathed life into him. She told the child that he was her son Ganesh, and he must protect her while she bathed.
When Shiva returned after a long absence he found a strange lad guarding his wife's rooms. He was so angry that he cut off the boy's head.
Parvati heard the noise and rushed out of her rooms to see her beloved son lying dead.
When Shiva realized that the boy was her son he was overcome with remorse and sent the servants out to fetch the head of the first living creature they found who was sleeping with its head facing North. That turned out to be an elephant.
Shiva put the elephant head on to the boy's shoulders. Shiva then breathed life into the boy. As both had given life to the boy he really became their son. Parvati was still distressed to see their poor ugly son.
Shiva could not bear to see his wife unhappy so he made her a promise that Ganesh would have the power to answer prayer.
Parvati knew that nothing could be a success unless her son was present, and because of this he is one of the most popular gods and always present at Hindu weddings.
