As I pack my bags and ready for the 4 hour car ride to the airport, the time has come to say good-bye to India - at least for the next 6-8 months. Pune and the surrounding area is the part of India in which there are hundreds of thousands of Ganesa devotees and it is where Ganesa took birth. As a result, just about every street corner has a Ganesa temple or statute. And where there is Ganesa, you will always find Musaka - his mouse companion. Above is a statute of Musaka guarding the famous Ganesa temple in Pune. As people hurry home at night, they always time just a few minutes to stop and place their forehead on the back of Musaka, asking him to please deliver their prayers and wishes to beloved Ganesa.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Saying goodbye to Pune - Land of Ganesa and Musaka!
As I pack my bags and ready for the 4 hour car ride to the airport, the time has come to say good-bye to India - at least for the next 6-8 months. Pune and the surrounding area is the part of India in which there are hundreds of thousands of Ganesa devotees and it is where Ganesa took birth. As a result, just about every street corner has a Ganesa temple or statute. And where there is Ganesa, you will always find Musaka - his mouse companion. Above is a statute of Musaka guarding the famous Ganesa temple in Pune. As people hurry home at night, they always time just a few minutes to stop and place their forehead on the back of Musaka, asking him to please deliver their prayers and wishes to beloved Ganesa.
