Ganesha tattoo

Nowadays, you can often find exotic and unusual tattoos. Not infrequently, they are based on images of Indian deities, for example, Ganesha.

He is one of the most revered symbols in India. It is a figure with an elephant's head and a rather well-fed human body. The completeness of Ganesha is not accidental. In the stomach, it contains an energy clot with the past, present and future.

The deity is often depicted with a snake. It wraps around the neck, waist, or ankles. The snake is a symbol of energy transformation. Ganesha can be shown in different positions: sitting, standing or dancing. The number of God's hands varies from 2 to 32 from painting to painting. In them, he can keep a wide variety of things:

• rosary - a symbol of the desire for knowledge,
• ax - to remove obstacles,
• a loop - for catching difficulties on the way,
• sweets are a delight for the soul.

His image in India can be found in rich palaces and poor hovels. Ganesha is considered master of success and destroyer of obstaclesboth material and spiritual. This god is asked for success in commercial affairs. Students ask for help in admission and exams.

Choosing a tattoo

A Ganesha tattoo can mean that a person professes Hinduism, or shows an interest in Indian culture. As a rule, it has a religious connotation. But for people new to Hindu gods, this is just an exotic and unusual idea for decorating themselves.

The meaning of the Ganesha tattoo: its owner has special fortitude and patience, or wants to acquire them. According to Hindus, it removes obstacles on the path of life and leads to the road to well-being and prosperity.

At the same time, the deity can create obstacles for greedy and vain people. Given the significance of the Ganesh tattoo, with the help of such a symbol, you can attract success. He will come to those who have a bright mind and pure thoughts.

Abstracting from the cultural and religious components, it is worth considering the technical execution of the Ganesha tattoo.

The image is large-scale, with a lot of small details, so a large area is needed to apply it. Often this tattoo is done on the back or forearm. There is no gender preference - like most religious images, Ganesha will be able to decorate the body of both a guy and a girl.

Photo of Ganesha tattooed on a calf

Photo of Ganesha's dad in his arms

Photo of Dad Ganesha on his feet