The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta

Ganesha is the best-known deity after Trimurti in the Hindu pantheon. He is worshipped as the lord of beginnings and as the lord of removing obstacles. He is sculpted in various depictions. One of them, collected by the Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta, shows a snake and a mouse as his vahana (m...

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Main Author:	Ashar Murdihastomo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta 2020-05-01
Series:	Berkala Arkeologi
Subjects:	Ganesha Harvest Deity Snake Musika
Online Access:	http://berkalaarkeologi.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/berkalaarkeologi/article/view/477

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spelling	doaj-160a030e8f1241db8657f66c93a7a5e62020-11-25T02:30:43ZengBalai Arkeologi YogyakartaBerkala Arkeologi0216-14192548-71322020-05-0140110.30883/jba.v40i1.477340The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, YogyakartaAshar Murdihastomo0Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional Ganesha is the best-known deity after Trimurti in the Hindu pantheon. He is worshipped as the lord of beginnings and as the lord of removing obstacles. He is sculpted in various depictions. One of them, collected by the Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta, shows a snake and a mouse as his vahana (mount/vehicle). This image has never been found anywhere else. Therefore, this study was aimed to find out the mythological story behind that depiction and to investigate the past people’s understanding of it. This descriptive study employed an iconographic analysis to analyze the collected data. The analysis results indicate that Ganesha is revered as the protector of crop yield (the harvest deity). http://berkalaarkeologi.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/berkalaarkeologi/article/view/477GaneshaHarvest DeitySnakeMusika
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title	The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta
title_short	The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta
title_full	The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta
title_fullStr	The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta
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publisher	Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta
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publishDate	2020-05-01
description	Ganesha is the best-known deity after Trimurti in the Hindu pantheon. He is worshipped as the lord of beginnings and as the lord of removing obstacles. He is sculpted in various depictions. One of them, collected by the Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta, shows a snake and a mouse as his vahana (mount/vehicle). This image has never been found anywhere else. Therefore, this study was aimed to find out the mythological story behind that depiction and to investigate the past people’s understanding of it. This descriptive study employed an iconographic analysis to analyze the collected data. The analysis results indicate that Ganesha is revered as the protector of crop yield (the harvest deity).
topic	Ganesha Harvest Deity Snake Musika
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The Depiction of Snake Ornament on Ganesha Statue in the Collection of Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta

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