Thank you, Dear Readers, for sharing your pictures of Lord Ganesha.
IMAGE: Jinesh Thakkar sends us the picture of his Bappa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jigesh Thakkar
IMAGE: D Venkatesh from Palakkad says 'Generally we do poojas for both Vinayaga and his Mother, Goddess Parvathi (Gowri)'. Photograph: Kind courtesy D Venkatesh
IMAGE: Shubha Ramesh says 'This is our handmade, eco-friendly Ganesha made completely out of natural, air-dry clay, all the way from Seattle. I've been making Ganeshas by hand for over 2 decades now, each year with a different theme.
This year's theme was 'The tree of life' or the 'vata-vruksha'.
In Hindu mythology, the banyan tree signifies the trimurti -- Brahma in the roots, Vishnu in the trunk and Maheshawara/Shiva in the branches.
Our Ganesha is sitting under the branches of the vata-vruksha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shubha Ramesh
This year's theme was 'The tree of life' or the 'vata-vruksha'.
In Hindu mythology, the banyan tree signifies the trimurti -- Brahma in the roots, Vishnu in the trunk and Maheshawara/Shiva in the branches.
Our Ganesha is sitting under the branches of the vata-vruksha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shubha Ramesh
IMAGE: Laksh Jain sends us this picture of Bappa from Bellandur, Bangalore. Photograph: Kind courtesy Laksh Jain
IMAGE: Samir Borsutkar sends us this picture of Bappa from Ratnagiri. Photograph: Kind courtesy Samir Borsutkar
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff
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