Ganesha, The One Who Rides Rats comic Kama Deva stands gracefully on

Kama Deva stands gracefully on a delicately sculpted lotus base

'Ga' symbolizes Buddhi (intellect) and 'Na' symbolizes Vidnyana (wisdom)

which symbolizes her dominion over all creation and her role as a protector and warrior

a conch shell

modern Ganesha is highly recognisable with his elephant head and human body

Ganesha, The One Who Rides Rats comic Kama Deva stands gracefully onGanesha is Mangala Murti, the embodiment of auspiciousness. Why then does he have as his mount something so inauspicious as a rodent? Mooshika embodies the pest that plagues our lives, a problem so small that it eludes detection, and exasperates us. Imagine someone who gets rid of all those irritating rat like problems of your life. That someone, for Hindus, is Ganesha. Around Ganeshas giant belly is a serpent that friend of the farmer who eats the