Dhokra Ganesha – “The God of Prosperity and Wisdom” (Small)

Description :

Lord Ganesha is the elephant headed Hindu God of success, wisdom and prosperity and traditionally worshipped before any major events or occasions because of father Lord Shiva’s boon towards Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka. Gana means common people, Pati means Lord, therefore Ganapati means “Lord of People”. In this sculpture, Ganesha is standing on Lotus throne with four arms, upper left hand is holding Sankha (Conch shell) while upper right hand holding Lotus flower, lower left hand is holding Gada (weapon Bludegeon) while lower right hand is raised upward to shower blessings. Lord Ganesha is potbellied surrounded by a serpent with big ears and curved trunk face. His vehicle (vahana) is Indian bandicoot rat. The essence of this beautiful and magnificent Dhokra statue of Lord Ganesha will not only enrich the beauty of your prayer room and when placed in living spaces, gives an exotic feeling with its traditional form. Dhokra art is one of the India’s historic art form which is based on the non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This type of metal casting or lost wax casting has been used in India for over 4000 years. The charming folk motifs of Dhokra are fashioned from brass and copper based alloys using this old technique. There are two main processes of lost wax casting – solid casting and hollow casting. Hollow casting is the conventional method and it is popular in the eastern part of India. The artisans of Dhokra art are mainly based of Bankura and Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Rainbow Feathers has opened the door of opportunities for the artisans to maintain the essence of their artwork. This art form is mainly revolve around Hindu Gods and Goddesses and different animals like horse, elephant, deer, owl. All of these creatures have some significance in Hindu mythology. This collection will surely create an ambience of purity in the interior part of your house with the extraordinary touch of the beautiful art form.

Features:

• This purely handmade Dhokra Ganesha family figurine can be the perfect handmade decorative showpiece for home and office though actually suitable for prayer room.
• The presence of Lord Ganesha brings the positive vibes and good luck in the home and showers his blessings.
• This antique piece is usually placed in Puja room where you can worship as divine force against all negative energy.
• Hand crafted product from India
• A minor organic variation and slight deviation while hand curving would enhance the uniqueness and make the product more appealing.
• This can also be the auspicious gift option for any festivals, house warming ceremony.
• Colour: Golden
• Material: Brass
• Weight: 180 gm (approx.)
• Dimension (L*W*H): 7.5 cm * 4.3 cm * 13 cm
• Box Content: 1 Lord Ganesha Dhokra Figurine

Handling Instructions:

• Keep the statue away from water or alcohol-based cleansing agent.
• Clean this figurine with dry clean cotton cloth.

Note:

• This product is purely handmade, hand curved. So, there might be some variations in colour and design which are natural in the manufacturing of handmade items which makes the product unique in its form.
• Dimensions mentioned are approximative.