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भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये ।।
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Image: Ganesha mould from Rakhigarhi, Haryana- Kushana period, 2nd c. CE.
(Among the earliest archaeological evidences of Ganesha image).
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भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये ।।
#GaneshChaturthi2022
Image: Ganesha mould from Rakhigarhi, Haryana- Kushana period, 2nd c. CE.
(Among the earliest archaeological evidences of Ganesha image).
@LostTemple7
For the iconographic development of Sri Ganesha do read my blog article 👇🏼
monidipa.net/2020/06/13/an-…
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A 5th c. CE marble Ganesha from Gardez, Afghanistan. The inscription reads that this “great and beautiful image of Mahāvināyaka” was consecrated by the Shahi King Khingala” –
Ref: Dhavalikar, M.K., “Gaņeśa: Myth and Reality.”
It’s the same period as that of the Gupta dynasty.
Ref: Dhavalikar, M.K., “Gaņeśa: Myth and Reality.”
It’s the same period as that of the Gupta dynasty.
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