Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

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Here's wishing you all a very a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and 3 day Sale at Ahkriti

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!

Enjoy the festive season! 

Do stop by my shop AHKRITI! 

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Picture taken by me

Featured Artist:CREATIONS - THE ART SHOP

Creations - The Art Shop, Pune, India  is the brainchild of Swati Pitre to showcase Indian folk/tribal art, Ganesha paintings, abstract paintings and fine art photography.

Shades of Yellow And Orange - Indian Aboriginal /Warli (Varli) Painting 

Reproduction (Print) - 8 x 8 inches

Swati is an IT Professional and has worked as Business Analyst and Business Process Management consultant. and admits that she  enjoyed logic, engineering drawing, boolean algebra and gates. She has had a passion for art and art forms and says that it comes naturally because her parents have been artistically inclined. All the paintings that you  find are all that of her father Late Mr. Chintaman Rudra who had studied commercial art from the prestigious Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art (JJ School of Art),  Mumbai

Close Your Eyes and Deep Breathe-

Handmade Original Lord Ganesha (Ganesh)

Painting - 6x6 inches

"Home decor and gifting with right artworks has also been part of my creative pursuits. I excelled in well recognized art exams and certifications during schooling, I did good amount of painting then as well, however afterwards engineering drawing took over and I refined those skills which involved more of method and structure than freedom. I liked that "science" part of art as well. What I myself create most now-a-days is photography works, I believe I have a great eye for creating this form of art and a cool number of photography works of mine have been selected on etsy treasuries as well".

Red White And Truly Alive - Handmade Fine Art

Original Photo Print - 8x10 inches

Silence Of The Monks - Original Fine Art 

 Photograph Print - 8 x 10 inches

Beautiful paintings and photography can also be bought online HERE. 

Shipping is worldwide and custom orders are always welcome. 

Creations - The Art Shop consists of 
Chintaman Rudra- Painting works and art consultant
Swati Pitre - Founder, Photography Art. 
Vivek Kulkarni - Painting works and art consultant
Ganesh Pitre - Management Consultant
Sriraman C R - Photography Art
Purnima Kharhade - Sales Representative


Connect with Swati:
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Pune, India:   Creations - The Art Shop  
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Online shop : http://www.etsy.com/shop/creations1000
Blog             :http://creations1000.blogspot.com/

Ganesha - India's Elephant God

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 Image courtesy: http://www.johnlund.com/

Hindus in India worship several Gods and Goddesses, but the one God that is invariably worshipped first and loved the most is Lord Ganesha. The most striking feature is the Elephant Head which represents wisdom. The broken tusk is the symbol for learning and pursuit of wisdom. See the above picture for Ganesha's symbolism. In general, Ganesha is the Lord of Good Fortune; the Destroyer of Obstacles.  Throughout India and in the Hindu culture, Lord Ganesha is the first idol placed in any home and his blessings are invoked at the beginning of any good task.

Ganeshas make beautiful decorations at home and I have been collecting them for a while.  Here's mine..

Ganesha's made out of clay. Created by an artist from Bengaluru. 

But today's post is about the unique collection of GANESHAs.  Come and see  the personal collection of Lord Ganesha at Bidyut and Sumona Datta's beautiful home in Mississauga. Sumona has been collecting Ganesha idols for over 2 decades. The pictures do not do justice to the actual creations. You really have to see them at their home. Sumona has over 100 ganeshas I took pictures of a few unique ones. 

GANESHAS made of brass/metal

This Ganesha is holding an umbrella!

Made in Nepal, this beautiful brass bell has Ganesha all around.

Ganesha made by Tribal artisans from India possibly from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

GANESHA made from a Coconut shell

Ganesha made out of clay

Beautiful peacock motifs on brilliant blue ears

GANESHA made out of Goldstone 

GANESHA Toys

Ganesha made out of fabric...cute isn't it?

Wooden toy ganesha

 GANESHA on brass lamps

Ceramic GANESHAS

GANESHAS playing music

GANESHA  taking a ride on a boat

The warrior GANESHA

GANESHA depicted on a Tanjore Painting

GANESHA carved in Marble

This one is really a heavy work of art!

GANESHA  used as a wedding favour. 

The conch painting was made by Sumona's mother. 

Do you see the incense stick holder ?

Guess what the  Ganesha picture is made of?

The artist has used spices mustard, pepper, cloves, onion seeds, turmeric...

Isnt't that absolutely fantastic?

GANESHA Face

GANESHA made out of clay by Sumona Datta

Dancing GANESHA

I hope you enjoyed viewing  this unique collection of Ganeshas. Sumona has so many Ganeshas, I could only put up these.

Have a wonderful day!