Ganesh's family

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I've been going writing a bit of backstory on Ganesh recently, so I've been poking around the Google for pretty pictures. I've seen many images of the individual Hindu gods, but I hadn't seen a lot of imagery of Shiva and Parvati with little Ganesh before.





This isn't exactly how I've pictured them, but I kinda like it. They look like they're just hanging, maybe gonna watch some Corazon de Azul on TV (Parvati's even got a snack tray!).

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Yes, that's exactly what it is! I guess the concept is that the gods INSIDE the temple have given all that up, so it's up to the humans outside to frolic? Or, something. :D

I dunno, if we ever do our long-planned trip to India, I'm gonna insist Gus take me to this place, because it looks crazy.

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The only other place I know of in India is that Temple of the Rats.

Now THAT'S crazy.

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Oh, I've seen that! I think Tony Bourdain went there!

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I hope he didn't drink the milk that's left for the rats...