Sometimes tourists think they are looking at a faulty Ganesha, missing a tusk. So - balinese artisans carve him with two tusks too - just in case....
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Ganesha
The remover of obstacles, and some say he provides them too, Ganesha is often depicted with one tusk as a reminder of his role as a scribe. When he realized he was witnessing the recitation of epic scripture, rather than go to look for writing utensils, he broke off his own tusk to take down the words of Lord Vyasa.
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