An unusual chhavi (image) of Lord Ganesha. He is usually portrayed as the adorable and chubby boy-deity, the epitome of childlike wisdom and innocence, venerated by a tiny laddoo-offering mouse. However, the son of Lord Shiva and Devi Durga has a wrathful, intolerant side that is relatively unexplored by artists. The watercolour that you see on this page depicts a ferocious Lord Ganesha, His still baby limbs gathered on the back of nothing less than the simha (lion), vahana (mount) of His mother Durga.