Ganesh
Spiritual Tourism XXXIII – Heavens on Earth
The Ganapati
Temple, Kottarakkara
Symbolism behind Ganapathy
The Rishies who indulged in Divine
Symbolism depicted the Macrocosm – Microcosm Relationship as an Elephant headed
human form, the Elephant symbolising the Macrocosm and Man, the Microcosm. This
is the Symbolism behind Ganesh !
Shakespeare says ” Little Man’s world “,
depicting Man as Microcosm, in which he copies the structure of the great
Universe. All esoteric literature points out that Man is the Microcosm and the
Universal ( Energy, Matter, Mind or Being ), the Macrocosm ! They are known in
Vedanta Sastra as Anu and Brihat, Pindanda and Brahmanda, Vyashti and Samashti.
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