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Each divinity takes on the responsibility of guarding the fundamental elements that give life meaning in Nepalese culture, where the powers of nature present the most daunting barrier to people's daily lives. Thus, crops are protected by the powerful Hindu deity Ganesha in Nepal, who defends foodgrains and the bounty of the soil from rats, taming them, and making them his mount. Ganesha is depicted in this gilded copper statue from Nepal enthroned on a Padmasana (lotus throne), in an enlivened mood, carrying his usual attributes, along with a reddish in his hand, an element unique to the sculptures of Nepal, representing the richness of the earth, which Ganapati protects eternally.

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