Brass Turbaned Ganesha Ganesh Murti Idol Statue Reading Book Sitting on Chair Height 7.75 Inches

Brass Turbaned Ganesha Ganesh Murti Idol Statue Reading Book Sitting on Chair

As the god of beginnings he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions. Several texts related mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.

Ganesha emerged as a distinct deity in the 4th and 5th centuries ad during the gupta period although he inherited traits from vedic and pre vedic precursors. Hindu mythology identifies him as the restored son of parvati and shiva of the shaivism tradition but he is a pan hindu god found in its various traditions.

In the ganapatya tradition of hinduism ganesha is the supreme deity. The principal texts on ganesha include the ganesha purana the mudgala purana and the ganapati atharvashirsa. Brahma purana and brahmanda purana are other two puranic genre encyclopedic texts that deal with ganesha.