The Elephant Aripana

The Elephant is one of my paintings which features Aripanas dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the elephant God.

The Elephant

These are the floral designs done to invoke the God of wisdom that is Shri Ganesha. The four elephant signifies the four principle qualities of Ganesha’s power; namely innocence, wisdom, benevolence, and discretion. The power of benevolence is spread around the universe. The four floral petals placed in the centre symbolises the four Vedas, the Eternal book of knowledge of Ancient India. The universe is represented by many circles i.e. Mandalas. The red colour is the warmth of love and the bloomed lotuses around each corner signify the happiness spread across the entire creation. The message of Lord is that love alone can give happiness.

The border pattern is a very common pattern used to enclose a painting in a Mithila Painting style.