Ganesh, the elephant-headed, four-armed god.

I’ve been thinking about becoming a Hindu, or if not a Hindu, just joining a Ganesh worshipping cult. Ganesh appears to be the most popular Hindu god in all of India. Ganesh is Apu Nahasapeemapetilon’s favorite god. He keeps a shrine to Ganesh in the Kwik-E-Mart. When Apu got married, Homer put on an elephant head to impersonate Ganesh. (I think Homer nearly ruined the wedding, falling over stuff with the elephant head covering his eyes).


I mainly just like Ganesh because he’s kind of funny and cartoon looking, plus people here love him. My boss has a Ganesh rendering in a frame on his wall in his home's living room. Ganesh, my coworker, has a Ganesh rendering hanging from the wall at his desk. Vinod and my boss both have Ganesh statues on the dashboards of their cars. There’s a Ganesh in the lobby of my office. I saw a Ganesh painted onto the middle of a rickshaw windshield – that has to negatively affect your field of vision, man. And there’s a Ganesh in the elevator of the office. It is said, “Wherever there is Ganesh, there is wealth and prosperity.” The way my boss weaves around cars and people on the street, we need Ganesh watching out for us.

Homer makes a good Ganesh, mainly just because Ganesh is a man with a big round belly. Ganesh also has four arms and an elephant’s head. He is the lord of beginnings and the remover of obstacles. Because he is this, he is honored with affection whenever a new undertaking begins. He is also the patron of scribes. One of his tusks is broken off, and he uses it as a pen. He is also the god of intellect and wisdom.

Sounds to me like Ganesh is stealing all of the other gods’ thunder. Ganesh is also the son of Shiva and Parvati. Parvati is really hot, by the way.

Don't be alarmed by the swastikas adorning Ganesh. They're Aryan good luck symbols -- or so I've been told. The Aryans being ancient invaders of India, not Nazis. Hitler is not welcome on my blog.

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Unknown said…
His right leg is shorter than his left, is it a trash can somewhere now?