2. The four-person carriage type thing is a "palaquin."
3. Ganesa traditionally carries a noose and a goad - that stuff is pretty obvious - and I'm pretty sure the round thing is supposed to be a candy. The stubby thing in his remaining hand is actually his own tusk, which is missing on that one statue. He broke his tusk off so that he could use it to write down the Mahabrata. The aardvark is actually a rat. The reason rats are one of Ganesa's deals is this big complex multilayered thing.
2. Now I know! I was not just missing the word, I might never have heard it!
3. I bet my sister could have told me that, and they look obvious now! Save that I still think their rat looks mighty aardvark-like. I would have guessed rat though, if I had to be serious about it before, because I know at least a little about them having a more serious place!
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2. The four-person carriage type thing is a "palaquin."
3. Ganesa traditionally carries a noose and a goad - that stuff is pretty obvious - and I'm pretty sure the round thing is supposed to be a candy. The stubby thing in his remaining hand is actually his own tusk, which is missing on that one statue. He broke his tusk off so that he could use it to write down the Mahabrata. The aardvark is actually a rat. The reason rats are one of Ganesa's deals is this big complex multilayered thing.
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2. Now I know! I was not just missing the word, I might never have heard it!
3. I bet my sister could have told me that, and they look obvious now! Save that I still think their rat looks mighty aardvark-like. I would have guessed rat though, if I had to be serious about it before, because I know at least a little about them having a more serious place!
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"Palanquin" surfaces in casual usage in Sanjuro, which is a really good movie, just in case you haven't seen it several dozen times.
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