GANESHA -ANOTHER TANJORE PAINTING

                                      " MOOSHIKA VAAHANA MODHAKA HASTHA

                                      SHAAMARA KARNA VILAMBITHA SOOTRA....

                                       VAAMANA ROOBA MAHESHWARA PUTRA....

                                        VIGNA VINAAYAKA PAADHA NAMASTE...."


                              My salutations to  thee,O Lord Ganesha...Destroyer of all evils...

                              The one who rides a Mooshika...has a modakham in his hand...

                              Son of Lord Maheshwara...we bow at your feet...


                              Here is a simple and plain Ganesha portrayed

                              in by me in Tanjore art form...

                              Ganesha or Vinaayaka- The destroyer of obstacles is worshipped

                              first before starting any new venture ...Invoking His blessings ensure

                              smooth and successful completion of the project you have started...

                              You see this Ganesha or vigneshwaraa

                             sitting in a pedestal with his vaahana-Mooshika-at his feet - feasting

                             on his little share of modhakam (kozhukattai) Lord Ganesha's favorite

                             delicacy....and always His special Neivedya on Ganesha Chathurthi......

                             Ganesha is seated on a Tanjore style stone studded golden throne

                              with a bolster cushion...(again another Tanjore style hallmark...)

                              In His four hands,you see him holding  the Ankusha,Paasa,

                              His broken tusk-used to write the Mahabharatha, and His favorite

                              delicacy...that his devotees always offer to Him -the Modhakam...

                               Instead of the traditional Gold and gemstone Tanjore style Mantapam,

                               I have added gold and stone motifs in the upper corners of this painting...

                               That makes it slightly different from the regular Tanjore Paintings...