Metal Meenakari Ganesha Statue with Big Ears

Oversized Ears, and a Stance Wider Than It Is Tall

The ears are deliberately exaggerated here, spread wide on either side of the face and filled with enamel detailing, which is what gives the idol its character. In the tradition Ganeshji's large ears are read as the sign of a god who listens, taking in every prayer put before him, so the sculptor has leaned into that.

Because the ears set the proportions, the whole piece sits wider than it stands tall. That low, grounded stance makes it steady on a car dashboard, a low altar or a crowded shelf where a tall idol would be knocked over.

The enamel

Hand-applied meenakari covers the surface in floral and geometric colour, set glossy over a weighted metal alloy. It stays bright without polishing.

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Weight in the hand

Small but solid. The metal core gives it a heft that surprises people when they pick it up, which is part of why it holds its place on a dashboard.