Inaccessible statue of Ganesha dancing and milking

- Other ancient and dance statues of Ganesha have been found in Abu's Delwada temple, ancient Somnath, Sutrapada temple as well as Dwarka temple

In the Bharatiya tradition, Ganesha has been worshiped since ancient times as a disruptive and auspicious deity. Ganesha is a Vedic deity. The Jupiter Sukta which has eight suktas in the Rigveda Samhita belongs to Ganapati. The place of Shri Ganesha in Dev Panchayat is first and foremost. It is worshiped before all the gods. Ganapati is also mentioned in Yajurveda. Such unique statues of Ganesha are found all over India and also in Gujarat.

The oldest Ganesha idol in the country was found in Bamravati village in Andhra Pradesh. Kumar Swamy, a well-known researcher from South India, has said that the idol belongs to the second century.

Ganesha idols are also found in the ancient caves of India. In the caves of Ellora in Maharashtra and Bhairavkanda in Madhya Pradesh. There are statues of Saikani Ganesha in 6th to 8th. An idol of the same period has been found in a cave called Badami in Karnataka, which is of a dancing Ganesha.

Due to the prevalence of classical dances in South India, statues of Ganesha in various sculptures are found in the sculptural architecture of many temples there.

The vertical statue of Shri Ganesha dancing in Gujarat is also carved in white marble. Placed in the collection of Vidya Bhavana. The statue was found 40 years ago during excavations in the Kocharab area. This idol of Ganesha is in the posture of dancing standing in Bhujangapas. Which is believed to be of the Solanki period. Ganesha statues of such quadrilateral dance postures are rarely seen in Gujarat.

Similarly, the idol of Ganesha breastfeeding Parvatiji, the only one in Gujarat and not found anywhere else in India, is in a dilapidated condition in the Shiva temple at Morkhala village in Dahod taluka. In this idol, Ganesha is seen breastfeeding her mother. Which is about 11th century. Apart from this, Ganeshji is also seen breastfeeding in Kaleshwari premises near Lavana village of Panchmahal.

Standing in various statues of Ganesha, seated, sometimes between Shiva and Parvati, sometimes sitting in the lap of Parvatiji, idols of Ganesha on one side and Kartikeya on the other side are found in various places in Gujarat.

B.J. In the collection of Vidya Bhavana Ahmedabad, there is a Ganesha statue made of sandstone. This headless statue dates back to around the 11th century. Its specialty is that Ganeshji is sitting with Modak in one hand, and the trunk is leaning on that Modak. That is why there is a statue of Ganesha eating ladu.

Other ancient and dance idols of Ganesha have been found in Abu's Delwada temple, ancient Somnath, Sutrapada temple as well as Dwarka temple. There are two types of idols of Ganapati found in South India. In which the long trunk is bent on the right side which is called Vallabhpuri Ganesha, while the one with the trunk bent on the left side is called 'Idampuri'. Ganesha of the right trunk is considered to be more beneficial.

In the Gaurishankar temple near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, female ornaments are placed on the Ganapati. Because this idol has a combination of both men and women like Gauri and Shankar. This idol of Ganesha, which is rarely seen in female form, has a plump breast and a plump buttocks. Two such idols are located in the Suchidaram temple in Tamil Nadu, which is also named after a woman, Ganeshwari and Vighneshwari.

Evidence that an independent statue of Ganesha has existed in India since the fourth century of Jesus is found in the Anart sect of Gujarat. For example, a double-sided Ganesha statue of the 4th century Gupta and Gandhara style has been found from Shamlaji. (Bulletin of the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, 120 p. 112)

In addition, in the Shiva temples of the polo forests in Sabarkantha (now Aravalli district), sandstone is used in the temples of Lakhena.

An 18th century idol of Ganesha is seen eating ladu. While Ganesha statue of Saika has been received from Gawal village in the black region of Bharuch district in the 6th to 8th century AD. Similarly, in the Jain temple of Kumbharia, there is a statue of Ganesha, the quadrangular power of the 8th century. Is. The 8th century Ganesha statue obtained from Roda is kept in the museum of Vadodara.

In the book Idol Statement of Gujarat (15), Dr. Bhandarkar notes that Ganesha worship spread in India after the fourth century AD.

In Maharashtra, there are 3 stations of Jagrut Ganapati, out of which 3 stations are popularly known as Ashta Vinayak. Whose philosophy has great glory among the devotees.

- Durgesh Upadhyay

Asht Vinayak

There are 6 awakened Ganapati stations all over Maharashtra. There are 3 places known as Asht Vinayak. In which (1) Moreshwar which is located in Moregaon, Baramati taluka. (2) Siddhi Tech's Siddhi is Vinayak (Borivel village near Daund in Pune). (3) Ballaleshwar of Pali which is 20 km from Karjat of Raigad district. Is far away. (2) Varda Vinayak of Mahad (Mahad village of Khalapur taluka of Indus fort district.) (In Narayan village of Junnar taluka) and (2) Maha Ganapati of Rajan village (Rajan of Shirur taluka. (Rajanan) is located in the village. This is the great glory of Asht Vinayak Darshan.

Ganesha is the giver of intellect. Is the giver of achievement. He proved that the service of parents, worship is better than circumambulation of Chaudh Bhuvan.

Ganeshji likes anything more in the number 21, so 21 ladu, twenty twenty Durvakur etc. are offered. His main name is also 21. In which (1) Ganadhiya (2) Uma Putra (3) Abhayaprad (4) Ekdant (4) Ibhavakra (4) Mushak Vahan (4) Vinayak (4) Ish Putra (5) Siddhi Pradayak (10) Lambodar (11) Vakratund ( 14) Adyanashan (12) Vighnasanharta (12) Vishwavandya (12) Amareshwar (18) Gajavakra (18) Nagyagnya Parvatin (12) Bhalchandra (12) Parashudhari (20) Vighnadhey and (21) Sarvavidya

All the adoration of such Shreeji is auspicious. That is why he is called Mangalamurthy.