Lord Ganesha, Hindu God of Wisdom and Literature, Patron of Business, is the benevolent son of Parvati, wife of Shiva. He has the form of a man with an elephant head. To invoke his image is to ensure an auspicious beginning to all human endevour and events....

Devotional Elephant Kneeling at the Ganesha shrine which is part of the Lord Maruga Pilgrimage Centre, Kataragama, Sri Lanka.
© 2000 Francois Ward,
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