This kalamkari depicts Simha Ganapati with eight arms, the twenty-ninth form of Ganesha, according to Shritattvanidhi. The upper part of Ganesha's face above the trunk is leonine. With a lotus pedestal beneath and a niche above, Simha Ganapati sits majestically. His first right hand makes the gesture of granting favours (Varada); the three others show the branch of the tree of wishes, the lute and the disc; the left hand in the descending order hold the lotus that blooms in the day, the pot of jewels and the bouquet of flowers. The lower left hand makes the gesture of absence of fear (abhaya).
This representation of Ganesha is not commonly found in depictions of art. The artist here has used minimal colour palette. The eight hands, each displaying an attribute, do make the painting look a little cluttered but an eight handed Ganesha does need ample space.
This description by Renu Rana.
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