Ganesha Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73

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Summary[edit] Lord Ganesha relishing modakaq - Laddoo. Artist: Unknown authorUnknown author. Title: Lord Ganesha relishing modakaq - Laddoo. Object type: paintingobject_type QS:P31,Q3305213. Description: English: Ganesha getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature. Source: This work is reproduced and described in Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaņeśa: The Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Mumbai: Project for Indian Cultural Studies. ISBN 81-900184-3-4, p. 73, which says: "Attired in an orange dhoti, his body is enitirely red. On the three points of his tiny crown, budding lotuses have been fixed. Gaṇeśa holds in his two right hands the rosary and a cup filled with three modakas (a fourth substituted by the curving trunk is just about to be tasted). In his two left hands, Gaṇeśa holds a large lotus above and an axe below, with its handle leaning against his shoulder. In the Mudgalapurāṇa (VII, 70), in order to kill the demon of egotism (Mamāsura) who had attacked him, Gaṇeśa Vighnarāja throws his lotus at him. Unable to bear the fragrance of the divine flower, the demon surrenders to Gaṇeśa.". Date: 1746date QS:P571,+1746-00-00T00:00:00Z/9. Medium: paint on papermedium QS:P186,Q174219;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259. Dimensions: 28.2 × 21.7 cm (11.1 × 8.5 in). Collection: National Museum, New Delhi. Accession number: 62.1768. Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse side. Source/Photographer: http://www.museumsofindia.gov.in/repository/record/nat_del-62-1768-43470.