I’m use to going past this Nepali shop with many bright figures but I was stopped in my tracks by this critter. Can any one guess what it is? Answer at the bottom. No peeking.
Many people from the Himalayas live in the SF Bay Area so there are an abundance of Nepali restaurants and gift shops. This week I seemed to notice them more. The lovely little elephant is from a very large mural at “Taste of The Himalayas” where we had a very nice lunch.
I’m double dipping today posting for both http://jennifernicholewells.com/2016/01/17/color-your-world-brown/ that whimsical critter and elephant are both brown.
And they also just off kilter enough for http://ceenphotography.com/2016/01/17/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2016-week-3/
Answer: The rat that accompanies Ganesha the Elephant God of prosperity.
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When I saw the tail, I thought it must be a rat. Thanks for the interesting post.
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Good eye, Laura. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Ooh love the pictures! I thought ‘rat’ but also an incense holder. 🙂
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That would be a lot if incense!!
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🙂 yes it would be a lot of incense!
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He! He!
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That’s one big Hershey’s Kiss!
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Thanks, I was wonder what it was. Gotta be a Hershey’s kiss!!!
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definitely fits the brown and odd. And cute! I thought it was a rat but did not place it with Ganesha.
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There is a whole long sutra about how Lakshmi’s sun Ganesha became an Elephant and his friend the rat.
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I’m going to have to look that up. The stories behind ‘things’ always fascinate.
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There are many stories about Ganesha I believe one is he was turned into an Elephant for disobeying his father while saving his mother. I’ll look it up too. 🙂
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I’ve seen this rat before but I didn’t know his story. Where there is plenty, there will be plenty of rats. Kit
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There is a whole long sutra about how Lakshmi’s sun Ganesha became an Elephant and his friend the rat.Goes along with what Hanna Matt told us Sunday Hindu Goddesses
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Love the close up from the mural – great double dippng post!
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The rat may be brown but the rich colors surrounding him really brightened my day!
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really liked the rat photo!
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don’t here those words together, too often
Glad you’re doing better
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yes I am…thank you!
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I read your post about your husbands health but got distracted and didn’t respond, sorry. but I am thinking of you
Carol
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thank you Carol…doing so good!
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Such a great mural. I love it. 😀
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Ah, great photos and love the rat.
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