Ganesha is the God governing the life force and the earth-mother and is the son of Shiva and Parvati. Ganesha has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk, big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being. Ganesha is a widely worshiped Hindu deity and is often revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. Ganesha's trunk symbolizes the fact that a wise person has both immense strength and fine discrimination. This 7-inch high, 5.5-inch long, 2.5-inch wide wonderfully detailed resin statue depicts Ganesha seated on a lotus flower in the "royal pose" position, holding sacred objects in his many hands.