Cute Meenakari Ganesha

Rounded and Soft Featured, Not the Formal Seated Pose

The sculpting here is deliberately gentle. Ganeshji is modelled with soft, rounded proportions rather than the upright ceremonial posture of a temple idol, closer to the bal Ganesha form, which is why people take to it as a small everyday companion rather than a piece of ritual furniture.

Hand-painted meenakari enamel covers the metal body in bright colour, and at this size the whole idol sits in a palm.

Details

• Material: Metal with hand-painted meenakari
• Dimensions: 7cm x 7cm x 5cm
• Style: Rounded, soft-featured form
• Care: Clean with a dry cloth

Where people keep it

Car dashboards mostly, since it takes almost no space and does not obstruct the windscreen. It also finds its way onto office desks, study tables and kitchen shelves where a full-size idol would be too much.

Gifting

An easy gift for a new car or a new job, small enough that it never feels like an imposition on the person receiving it.