Stone sculpture of Shakti-Ganesha

Seated stone figure of Gaṇeśa in lalitāsana posture, with the goddess Lakṣmī on his lap (Lakṣmī Gaṇapati). The god is depicted with five heads (pañcamukha) and ten hands, holding, on the right side, a discus (cakra), trident (triśūla), bow (dhanur), club (gaḍā) and fruit (jambhīra); on the left side are, a lotus (padrna), noose (pāśa) whisk (cāmara) and tusk (danta). He wears a sacred thread consisting of a snake (sarpayajñopavīta). In his trunk Gaṇeśa holds an upturned water-pot, while on his knee, the goddess Lakṣmī grasps a lotus stalk bearing a large bloom. Beneath the throne is an opulent floral spray flanked by small figures of devotees, and an elephant and a rat, the respective vehicles (vāhana) of Lakṣmī and Gaṇeśa.