The special feature of this Ganesha is the spiralling trunk. That identifies him as Dagaduseth Halwai Ganapati of Pune. This belongs to the genre of Pilgrim bronzes, and they tend to represent the iconography of the deity in a particular shrine. When devotees visit that shrine, they buy these ‘reproductions’ for worship or as gifts … Continue reading Ganesha (Dagadusheth Halwai)