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I bought a magic pestle in Tibet. Why is the head above an elephant? What is this?

Ganesha, the elephant god, is the god of wisdom and obstacles in Hinduism and Indian mythology.

In Tibetan Buddhism, it is called the day of freedom, the day of joy and the day of holiness, and it is the patron saint.

Now in Japan, he is regarded as the god of perfection and the god of wealth;

In Thailand, he is called "the elephant god has money";

In Hinduism, he is the god of removing obstacles, the god of wealth, the god of fate and the god of knowledge, representing wisdom and symbolizing auspiciousness and success, and is the most popular god in India. Its image is like an elephant's head, with a big belly and only one tooth. It holds an axe, candy, rosary and lotus in its hand. The mount is a mouse.

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