Fashioned from Panchaloha Bronze sourced from Swamimalai, this statue represents Sri Vallabha Ganapati, one of Lord Ganesha’s most beloved incarnations. In this incarnation, He married Vallabha, a young lady. Vallabha, Ganesha’s consort, was cursed to be a Rakshasi. In her Rakshasi persona, She started troubling humans and Rishis.
All the sages rushed to Lord Shiva for assistance in defeating the Vallabha Rakshasi. Lord Shiva directed Lord Kartikeya to battle Vallabha. Kartikeya went ahead and acted like He was afraid of Vallabha. Lord Kartikeya then went to Lord Ganesha for assistance in destroying Vallabha. Ganpati arrived in the form of a fearsome avatar.
Upon seeing him, Vallabha gets pleased as she can only get rid of her curse with the help of a being who is a combination of a human and an animal. Lord Ganesha then made her sit on his lap, freeing her from the sentence. Later, Lord Ganesha, the merciful lord, married Vallabha and He came to be known as Sri Vallabha Ganapati. Crafted using the ancient “Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) technique”, this magnificent creation signifies the quintessence of devotion, wisdom, and auspicious beginnings.
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