• Pictures of Ganesha sculptures across India and Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

I was thinking about Ganapati celebrations in 2025 and a thought came to me – why not present sculptures of Ganesha in different heritage monuments that I had visited. So here is the collection. I tried to make it more complete with pics of Ganesha in Southeast Asia.

The focus is on pictures of sculptures. I have not delved into history of monument and presence/absence of Ganesha worship in a region. If you wish to add to the collection please mail me esamskriti108@gmail.com picture with credit details.

Ganapati Immersion, Girgaum Chowpatty, Mumbai. Thks Sudhir Bhau.Ganesha, close to Sanctum in Kailasa Temple, Ellora. Noted Odissi dancer Anandini.In Unakoti, Tripura.Ganesha on top of Mount Bromo caldera protecting Tenggerese people. Thanks Shobhna. In Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, Thailand.Outside Wat Phanancherng, Ayutthaya,Thailand.Ganesha off Sukumwit Street, Bangkok. Here he is the God of Love.   In CambodiaIn Vietnam.In Bali.

 In Trinidad.

Barsur Temple, Bastar, Chattisgarh.

Somewhere in Dantewada, Bastar.

Rani-ki-vav Patan, Gujarat. A must visit.

Badami Caves, Karnataka. Without crown, with only 2 arms instead of 4 and no big stomach.

Hampi, Karnataka. Sasivekalu Ganesa.

Hampi, Karnataka. Kadlakelu Ganesa.

Somnathpur Temple near Mysuru, Karnataka. Left to right is Saraswati, Dancing Ganesha, Lady drummer and Lord Vishnu.  

Sand Museum, Mysuru, Karnataka.

Gujari Mahal, inside Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh. Padmavali district, Morena, 13th century a.d.

Kakanmath Shiv Temple, Morena, Madhya Pradesh. 

Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. Temple panel. 

Ahilya Chhatri, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh. 

Outside Bhubaneshwar but close Sudarshan Arts and Crafts Village, Odisha. 

Ganesha trunk touching a bowl of ladoos. Parasuramesvara Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

Sisiresvar Temple in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

City Palace entrance, Udaipur.

Osian Jain Mandir near Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Ganesha bottom of pic.

Kiradu Temples near Barmer, Rajasthan. Ganesha centre of pic. Must visit temple. 

Brihadesvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Ganesha before you enter the inner temple sanctum. 

Thiyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. Ganesha greeted us on entering the temple. 

Kopeshwar Mandir near Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Ganesha, above him is Buddha in this Shiv temple. 

Vinayaka at Lipakshi Temple, Andhra Pradesh. 

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