Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 (Off topic but for Lord Ganesh Bhaktas): Doctor collects 480 Ganeshas, and wants more ******************************************** >From Sify News By Vinay Krishna Rastogi in Lucknow Dr Chandra Balasubramanium's drawing room looks more like a museum. She boasts of having the largest collection of Lord Ganesha idols in India. In fact, Ganesha is her passion and since the last 22 years she has collected 480 different and exquisite Ganeshas in different shapes and sizes. The collection includes Lord Ganesha's idols made in gold, silver, copper, ivory, marble, amethyst, plastic, mud, rose wood, fibre, sandal, crystal, Bohemian glass, log wood, wax, khus and white wood. Every statue is different from the other in shape, size, use of material and "Bhavas" or "Mudras" of the Lord. There are 32 divine forms of Lord Ganesha according to religious scriptures and she can recall all of them on her finger tips. This Deepawali she has enriched her collection with a unique Lord Ganesha made of supari (betel–nut) and Haldi (turmeric). She also has Ganeshas made of tiger–eye, agate, turquoise, soft stone, serpentine stone, jade, God stone, coral and pearl. The largest one weighs 50 kgs while the smallest one measures just one centimetre and is as light as a feather. Dr Subramanium has traveled not only the length and breadth of India to enrich her collection but also abroad. She once met an American couple who told her that although they were Christians, they worshipped Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxshmi. They were willing to offer a huge sum of money for just one exquisite piece which she had, but Dr Balasubramanium refused the handsome offer. Dr Subramanium hopes that in the next 20 years her collection would cross the figure of 5000. "Lord Ganesh is my passion. I don't mind that a large part of my earnings are spent in buying Lord Ganeshas," she says. She believes that positive energies from so many Ganeshas make her house vibrant. She says that the sanctified ambience of her drawing room can keep ailments away provided one has deep faith in Lord Ganesha. >From Sify News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Dear Friends Would love to see Lord Ganesji's collections. Om Ganeshai Namah! Vandana , "Aum Ganesh" <aumganesh> wrote: > (Off topic but for Lord Ganesh Bhaktas): > > Doctor collects 480 Ganeshas, and wants more > ******************************************** > > From Sify News > > By Vinay Krishna Rastogi in Lucknow > > Dr Chandra Balasubramanium's drawing room looks more like a museum. > She boasts of having the largest collection of Lord Ganesha idols in > India. In fact, Ganesha is her passion and since the last 22 years > she has collected 480 different and exquisite Ganeshas in different > shapes and sizes. > > The collection includes Lord Ganesha's idols made in gold, silver, > copper, ivory, marble, amethyst, plastic, mud, rose wood, fibre, > sandal, crystal, Bohemian glass, log wood, wax, khus and white wood. > > Every statue is different from the other in shape, size, use of > material and "Bhavas" or "Mudras" of the Lord. There are 32 > divine forms of Lord Ganesha according to religious scriptures and > she can recall all of them on her finger tips. > > This Deepawali she has enriched her collection with a unique Lord > Ganesha made of supari (betel–nut) and Haldi (turmeric). > > She also has Ganeshas made of tiger–eye, agate, turquoise, soft > stone, serpentine stone, jade, God stone, coral and pearl. > > The largest one weighs 50 kgs while the smallest one measures just > one centimetre and is as light as a feather. > > Dr Subramanium has traveled not only the length and breadth of India > to enrich her collection but also abroad. > > She once met an American couple who told her that although they were > Christians, they worshipped Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxshmi. They > were willing to offer a huge sum of money for just one exquisite > piece which she had, but Dr Balasubramanium refused the handsome > offer. > > Dr Subramanium hopes that in the next 20 years her collection would > cross the figure of 5000. > > "Lord Ganesh is my passion. I don't mind that a large part of my > earnings are spent in buying Lord Ganeshas," she says. > > She believes that positive energies from so many Ganeshas make her > house vibrant. She says that the sanctified ambience of her drawing > room can keep ailments away provided one has deep faith in Lord > Ganesha. > > From Sify News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Perhaps Dr Chandra Balasubramanium should give some of her Lord Ganesha statues to the poor for good karma. Cindy Aum Ganesh wrote: >(Off topic but for Lord Ganesh Bhaktas): > >Doctor collects 480 Ganeshas, and wants more >******************************************** > >>From Sify News > >By Vinay Krishna Rastogi in Lucknow > >Dr Chandra Balasubramanium's drawing room looks more like a museum. >She boasts of having the largest collection of Lord Ganesha idols in >India. In fact, Ganesha is her passion and since the last 22 years >she has collected 480 different and exquisite Ganeshas in different >shapes and sizes. > >The collection includes Lord Ganesha's idols made in gold, silver, >copper, ivory, marble, amethyst, plastic, mud, rose wood, fibre, >sandal, crystal, Bohemian glass, log wood, wax, khus and white wood. > >Every statue is different from the other in shape, size, use of >material and "Bhavas" or "Mudras" of the Lord. There are 32 >divine forms of Lord Ganesha according to religious scriptures and >she can recall all of them on her finger tips. > >This Deepawali she has enriched her collection with a unique Lord >Ganesha made of supari (betel–nut) and Haldi (turmeric). > >She also has Ganeshas made of tiger–eye, agate, turquoise, soft >stone, serpentine stone, jade, God stone, coral and pearl. > >The largest one weighs 50 kgs while the smallest one measures just >one centimetre and is as light as a feather. > >Dr Subramanium has traveled not only the length and breadth of India >to enrich her collection but also abroad. > >She once met an American couple who told her that although they were >Christians, they worshipped Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxshmi. They >were willing to offer a huge sum of money for just one exquisite >piece which she had, but Dr Balasubramanium refused the handsome >offer. > >Dr Subramanium hopes that in the next 20 years her collection would >cross the figure of 5000. > >"Lord Ganesh is my passion. I don't mind that a large part of my >earnings are spent in buying Lord Ganeshas," she says. > >She believes that positive energies from so many Ganeshas make her >house vibrant. She says that the sanctified ambience of her drawing >room can keep ailments away provided one has deep faith in Lord >Ganesha. > >>From Sify News > > > > >To send an email to: > > > >Your use of is subject to > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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