Y'dig?

Enjoy this beautiful work of art by Slava Reibin, a master from the Samara region of Russia. He digs the clay from three Ganesha swaymbhus in the Zhuiguli mountains and the semi precious stones at the base of the statue are from the same area.

The artist gave the statue gratis to the Australian yuva skaktis and it was presented as a gift to Shri Mataji on the occasion of the Shri Ganesha puja held at Palyanna in late 2009.

For those readers who can feel the divine cool breeze, the statue emanates that energy aplenty.

A poem of boyhood in East Belfast:

This morning, I saw Shri Ganesha
In Strandtown,

He was standing at Gelston’s Corner

Looking down the hill towards

the Holywood Arches

Have you got the time mister? I asked
How much of it do you want? said He
Just as much as I need, said me -
Going along with the crack

Son, you have all the time in the world, said He
And in a trice he was off, riding on the back of His wee mouse.