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The Iconography of Ganesha

A complete guide to the forms, attributes, and scriptural authority of the most beloved deity

8 min read · 15 January 2025

Ganesha appears in thirty-two classical forms in the Shilpa Shastra texts. Each form carries a prescribed posture, a prescribed number of arms, and a prescribed set of mudras. This house produces only those forms documented in the Manasara and Vishvakarma Prakash.

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