Traditional Madhubani Painting with Ganesha and Elephants, Madhubani Art

Description

Bring home the Lord of New Beginnings, the beloved God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the eliminator of obstructions – Lord Ganesh! This Fork Art glory in Madhubani style reflects the true dynamic nature of this deity.

Elephant – a symbol of power, wisdom, nobility, leadership, loyalty, and harmony! This beautiful handpainted Madhubani piece shows the mighty beast with its young one – aware of their majesty and grace

The story behind Lord Ganesha and Elephants:
Ganesha has been represented with the head of an elephant since the early stages of his appearance in Indian art. There are several stories of how Lord Ganesha acquired the elephant head. However, the most popular story goes like this:

Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva was alone at home and wanted to have a bath. To guard the entrance, Parvati created a human child – Ganesha – out of the earth and asked him to guard the entrance while she took a bath. While Parvati was bathing, Lord Shiva came to the scene and wanted to enter the house. However, Ganesha blocked him from entering saying that it was his mother’s orders not to allow anyone inside. Enraged, Lord Shiva cut off Ganesha’s head and entered the house. Parvati, upon learning this, was overcome with grief. Upon learning that Ganesha was his own son, Lord Shiva felt sad too. Parvati then asked Lord Shiva to go down the Himalayas (their abode), cut off the head of the first animal he sees and splices it onto the headless body of Ganesha. The first animal Lord Shiva found was an elephant and that is how Lord Ganesha came to have the elephant’s head and thus, infinite wisdom.

The story behind Madhubani paintings:
Madhubani, which by one account means Forest of Honey, (‘Madhu’-honey, ‘Ban’-forest or woods) is a region in Mithila region of Nepal and the northern part (Madhubani district) of Bihar. The Madhubani paintings is an ancient style of painting that originates 2500 years ago. Legend has it that The King of Mithila ( a region now in modern Nepal and with its capital Janakpur) had first commissioned rural artists to paint the palace walls. The occasion was his daughter’s wedding. The name of his daughter was Sita and the bridegroom was Lord Rama.

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