India-Indonesia connecting cultures!!
There is a Ganesha Street in Bandung. Ganesha statue from the 1st century AD was found on the summit of Mount Raksa in Panaitan Island. Besides, on the Indonesian currency, one can easily notice the Ganesha idol.#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
There is a Ganesha Street in Bandung. Ganesha statue from the 1st century AD was found on the summit of Mount Raksa in Panaitan Island. Besides, on the Indonesian currency, one can easily notice the Ganesha idol.#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
India-Thailand connecting cultures!!
Phra Phikanet ,the elephant headed God, is considered as the giver of wisdom and remover of the obstacles. His temples are present all over #Thailand ,the Ganesh Chaturthi is widely celebrated in Thailand.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
Phra Phikanet ,the elephant headed God, is considered as the giver of wisdom and remover of the obstacles. His temples are present all over #Thailand ,the Ganesh Chaturthi is widely celebrated in Thailand.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
India-Japan connecting cultures!!
Referred as Kangiten, Ganesha is associated with Japanese Buddhism. The most popular is the dual bodied idol which depicts as a male & female elephant headed bodies. This appearance can be dated back to 9th century.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
Referred as Kangiten, Ganesha is associated with Japanese Buddhism. The most popular is the dual bodied idol which depicts as a male & female elephant headed bodies. This appearance can be dated back to 9th century.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
India-Myanmar connecting cultures!!
In Myanmar, the King of Brahmas called Arsi, lost a wager to the King of Devas, Εakra (Thagya Min), who decapitated Arsi as agreed but put the head of an elephant on the Brahma's body who then became Ganesha.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
In Myanmar, the King of Brahmas called Arsi, lost a wager to the King of Devas, Εakra (Thagya Min), who decapitated Arsi as agreed but put the head of an elephant on the Brahma's body who then became Ganesha.
#GaneshChaturthi2022 #akam
India-Tibet connecting cultures!!
Tibetan representations of Ganesha show ambivalent views of him. In one Tibetan form he is shown being trodden under foot by MahΔkala, a popular Tibetan deity. Other depictions show him as the Destroyer of Obstacles, sometime dancing.
Tibetan representations of Ganesha show ambivalent views of him. In one Tibetan form he is shown being trodden under foot by MahΔkala, a popular Tibetan deity. Other depictions show him as the Destroyer of Obstacles, sometime dancing.
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