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02 July 2005

For all my Ganesh homies here on MetaChat Five image gallery pages of the sweet elephant god, plus wallpaper. And here's a nice background article by one of my favorite writers. And here's a wallpaper I made just for you.

post by: taz at: 08:26 | 22 comments

*looks for equivolent wasabi pea collection*

ya know i loved the fact you used the same frank lloyd wright pattern for the first emcee that i had copied from that museum site, because i wondered if it was the same until you put it in your notes.

posted by ethylene 02 July | 08:56

cool. a fellow traveller!

posted by taz 02 July | 08:58

Thanks for this, taz. I had heard the name Ganesh but didn't know anything about him. Cool deity.

posted by hojoki 02 July | 09:50

Paunchy, full-bodied, long-trunked (though with one broken tusk), attired in whatever costume the artist fancies ... Ganesh ... is arguably Hinduism's most popular divine figure.

I like the idea of a deity being represented as slightly imperfect. Can you imagine Jesus being represented with teeth missing after a punch up with the tradesmen in the temple?

posted by dodgygeezer 02 July | 10:00

sadly, yes

posted by ethylene 02 July | 10:03

see, now you're waiting for a picture
i really should be being productive while futzing around, like sorting out webspace

that's a great page, taz. i'm only half way through it but it's both visually attractive and compellingly readable

posted by ethylene 02 July | 10:21

the nice background article, that is

sorry, distracted by the idea i should be drunk and stocking up on gunpowder

posted by ethylene 02 July | 10:26

paunchy, full-bodied, long trunked...Ganesh is me.

posted by omiewise 02 July | 11:28

oolala!

posted by taz 02 July | 11:37

Can you imagine Jesus being represented with teeth missing after a punch up with the tradesmen in the temple?

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by Slack-a-gogo 02 July | 11:49

Happy remover of obstacles.

Get your elephant god.

posted by warbaby 02 July | 12:16

Thanks for the gorgeous wallpaper.

posted by atholbrose 02 July | 13:19

Alrighty, then! Here's a couple more: 1, 2.

I got the graphics from this "coloring book" page: you can make your own!

posted by taz 02 July | 14:19

Cool gods all the way down until you hit Jesus who looks like a social worker who just wants to talk to the kids "on their level".

posted by arse_hat 02 July | 14:47

They have several of Hanuman, the "monkey god". I demand a bunny god!

posted by taz 02 July | 15:01

Pour vou taz. BunnyGod

posted by dabitch 02 July | 15:48

Ganapati bappa moriya
Pudchyya varshi lavkar yaa

posted by Gyan 02 July | 16:00

Ak! That's hilarious, dabitch! Perfect.

Gyan, my husband was in Mumbai/Bombay for the Ganesh festival as part a film crew shooting a documentary, and that's what he came back saying.

posted by taz 02 July | 16:32

we should probably make a bunny-shrine somewhere. ;)

posted by dabitch 02 July | 17:13

Blasphemy!!!!

It's only Bombay.

posted by Gyan 02 July | 17:23

heh, i remember the milk miracle hysteria in india...good times, good times. thanks, taz.

posted by dhruva 02 July | 23:26

Om Shri Ganeshaya Namaha! Elephant head, elephant head, I worship a god with an elephant head!

Btw, I think Shri Ganesha's Western avatar is Babar.

posted by Tacky O. Assis 04 July | 23:00

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