Our Guy Ganesh

Meet Ganesh the lovable Hindu god who, among other things, removes obstacles and ensures success.When our son Max returned from India with a small statue of Ganesh for his son, Elijah became so enchanted with the deity that he began to take on the persona. He actually began calling his mother Pavrati, which is the name of Ganesh's maternal unit. He is also taking full advantage of Genesh's ability to remove obstacles and give success. The ante was upped when Eli decided to make his own Ganesh costume, which we, his proud grandparents, think is totally brilliant:Max asked if we could bring home another small statue or a tee shirt or book about Ganesh for Eli's arsenal. We got a little carried away (the birthright of grandparents) and found an adorable Ganesh tote:We haven't found a tee shirt yet, but scored big time in the marvelous market in Mapusa (pronounced Mopsa) where we found a musical Ganesh nightlight that sings jaunty tunes to wake you up:And helps you meditate your way to sleep.I hope Eli likes it as much as we hope he might. Otherwise I'm claiming it for my bedside table.Some images from the Mapusa market, which is where we went to ship home all the stuff the airlines will surely charge us for overweight.Friendly and eye catching locals:Some remnants of the Portuguese influence here:And a photo of another laid back Goan: