Varasiddhi Vinayaka at Jayanagar 4th Block

Varasiddhi Vinayaka at Jayanagar 4th Block
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Oh, the decorations they do at this temple! Just love them.

Chinnadevaru is my role model for a priest and the temple seems to be getting popular by the day.

Ganesha Goes Coco

Ganesha Goes Coco
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The other evening, I was doing my long loop around Palm Meadows when I saw this on the sidewalk off 415, Phase Two, one of the houses in the "Coconut Grove" area of Palm Meadows.

Thought it was a Ganesha stone. When I picked it up, it was so light that I realized that it was a small coconut that became a Ganesha, right down to the placement of the eye!

To quote Sri Ramakrishna yet again:

The cockroach becomes motionless by constantly meditating on the kumira worm; it loses the power to move. At last it is transformed into a kumira. Similarly, by constantly meditating on God the bhakta loses his ego; he realizes that God is he and he is God. When the cockroach becomes the kumira everything is achieved. Instantly one obtains liberation.

Siddhi Vinayaka—all buttered up!

Siddhi Vinayaka—
all buttered up!
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I was a bit late visiting this sweet little temple in Marathahalli, but that didn't prevent me from pushing the tere (the curtain—the maya!) and taking a pic.

Made my day.

Ganesha Cloud over Airport Road

Ganesha Cloud over Airport Road
Originally uploaded by shastrix.

Was driving down Airport Road when this cloud's resemblance to Ganesha struck me.

Was wondering whether or not I should snap it, when a newspaper "spread" billowed off the road, blocked our car windshield for a second, and flew away. That convinced me!

VaraSiddhi Vinayaka near St. Joseph's Boys' High School

VaraSiddhi Vinayaka near St. Joseph's Boys' High School
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Went to this sweet little temple around 1 PM and it was still open, due to some function.

Ganesha in the Heavens

Ganesha in the Heavens
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Saw this when we went to admit Anurag at his new school.

Treated it as a good omen.

Ganesh on the Tabla

Ganesh on the Tabla
Originally uploaded by shastrix.

Was passin' through Jayanagar when I was startled by this Ganesh on the table in the area being developed behind a popular Ganesha temple (which reminds me of the Sampath Vinayagar temple in Vizag).

Next to this, you can see Ganesh Enjoying a Book.