Monday 7 October 2013

Newtown, mural

This is part of a mural on the side of a shop on the corner of King Street and Darley Lane, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. The mural along the Darley Lane wall features Ganesha, a widely worshipped Hindu deity with four arms and an elephant head. He is reputed to be a remover of obstacles and is propitiated before the beginning of any new venture. He is also the god of wisdom and prudence, has a thorough knowledge of the scriptures and is a superb scribe. He is attended by a mouse at his feet.
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22 comments:

  1. Billy Blue EyesMonday 7 October 2013 at 08:53:00 GMT+11

    Awesome mural

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  2. AnonymousMonday 7 October 2013 at 11:44:00 GMT+11

    Another fantastic photo of a beautifully creative mural ~ Happy Week to you ~ carol, xox

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  3. Leif HagenMonday 7 October 2013 at 12:13:00 GMT+11

    That's an amazing Genesha painting! Reminds me of the many, many Geneshas I saw in India in 2012 when visiting the Jaipur Daily Photo blogger for his wedding!
    Regards from Eagan Daily Photo

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    1. JimMonday 7 October 2013 at 21:38:00 GMT+11

      Leif, thanks for the heads up on Ganesha. I knew the connection to a Hindu deity but didn't know much about him. I've added some info and a link in the post.

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  4. UnknownMonday 7 October 2013 at 17:45:00 GMT+11

    A beautiful mural. Very creative. It would surely brighten the streets of Newtown.

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  5. UnknownMonday 7 October 2013 at 18:53:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful mural!

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  6. JoeMonday 7 October 2013 at 20:15:00 GMT+11

    I wonder what the significance of the mouse at the foot of the elephant is?

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    1. JimMonday 7 October 2013 at 21:39:00 GMT+11

      Apparently, in mythology Ganesha is attended by a mouse/rat or uses one as a vahana which is a deity's mount.

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  7. SmilingSallyMonday 7 October 2013 at 22:39:00 GMT+11

    I noticed "Debi" in the upper left corner. I suppose that's the artist.

    Thanks for sharing your blues.

    Happy Blue Monday, Jim!

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  8. namakiMonday 7 October 2013 at 22:51:00 GMT+11

    I like this "remover of obstacles" sitting on a yellow lotus !

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoMonday 7 October 2013 at 23:02:00 GMT+11

    Fab mural Jim, such a positive, with so many positives related you can see why they keep him around..

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  10. NeesieTuesday 8 October 2013 at 00:42:00 GMT+11

    An incredible mural that would brighten anyone's day!
    Happy Blue Monday ;D

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  11. Luis GomezTuesday 8 October 2013 at 00:50:00 GMT+11

    Absolutely awesome!

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  12. maryaustriaTuesday 8 October 2013 at 02:21:00 GMT+11

    Wonderful mural! Lightens the day! :)

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  13. AnonymousTuesday 8 October 2013 at 06:28:00 GMT+11

    Cool! :)

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  14. RedPatTuesday 8 October 2013 at 08:34:00 GMT+11

    Fabulous!

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  15. Pam Tuesday 8 October 2013 at 11:08:00 GMT+11

    And nobody mentions the platter of eggs...hmmm...

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  16. Little Wandering WrenTuesday 8 October 2013 at 14:45:00 GMT+11

    Hi Jim
    I visited India last year and our driver every morning before we set off would buy some flowers at the local market for the Ganesha figure that sat on the dashboards and that would protect us on the drive - than you for bring back these happy memories of my trip, exactly one year ago!
    Wren

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  17. Oakland Daily PhotoTuesday 8 October 2013 at 14:55:00 GMT+11

    It's interesting how many times Ganesha makes an appearance in street art. Maybe it's the remover of obstacles role that appeals to street artists. Is the mouse a deity also? Looks like he got one of the eggs. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  18. Shrinidhi HandeFriday 11 October 2013 at 12:41:00 GMT+11

    nice to see this art work of Indian god in Australia here...

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  19. Meghana HassanSaturday 13 September 2014 at 14:48:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful art work and good to find Ganesh's mural in Sydney..

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