Lakshmi & Ganesha Feature Tile (Hindu, Buddhism)

We have a collection of beautiful new porcelain / ceramic Hindu and Buddhist feature tiles now available.

Can be used as feature wall or floor tiles, and would especially suit a meditation space. We used some in our outdoor meditation area with stunning results.

This tile depicts Lakshmi and Ganesha. I have tried to include as many close-ups as possible, the first photo is a depiction of entire tile.

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, purity, and generosity; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi (or Shri) are found also in Jain and Buddhist monuments, with the earliest archeological representation found in Buddhist monuments.

Physically, goddess Lakshmi is described as a fair lady, with four arms, standing upon a lotus, dressed in fine garments and precious jewels, bestowing coins of prosperity and flanked by elephants signifying her royal power. Her expression is always calm and loving. The most striking feature of the iconography of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus.

The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power. Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority which rises above worldly contamination. Furthermore, the lotus seat is a common motif in Hindu iconography. The lotus also symbolizes the fertile growth of organic life, as the world is continually reborn on a lotus growing out of Vishnu's navel.

Lakshmi is worshiped daily, but October is the special month. Her worship ceremonies include people offering food and sweets, chanting her 108 names, prayers repeated, and devotional songs sung.

Ganesha, also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India. Hindu sects worship him regardless of other affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.

Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. 

WEIGHT: 650g

DIMENSIONS: 200mm x 300mm

WIDTH: APPROX. 5mm

ORIGIN: INDIA

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LOCAL PICK UP (FROM COOGEE, NSW), IS WELCOME DUE TO THE FRAGILE NATURE OF THESE TILES. TILES SENT BY POST WILL BE PACKED WITHIN FOAM FOR EXTRA PROTECTION.