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Respect as always goes to the almighty Banana-Ganesha (media.piefed.social)
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Another guest post from !animals@lemmy.world as I slowly make my way through the archives...

This is a 25-foot statue of the Hindu deity Ganesha, meticulously crafted entirely out of green bananas. Created by the Natraj Club in Sambalpur, Odisha, India, the sculpture utilized over 5 tons of bananas. The banana sculpture is designed to be eco-friendly, with the fruit distributed to devotees and the needy after the festival concludes. --courtesy of the Evil Empire

And remember-- next time you take a photo of something to be shared on the internet, place a Banana-Ganesha next to it to help add scale. :D

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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want a followup picture where it becomes ripe, and turns into a spotty brown molasse

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, they're responsible banana owners, they'll make a 50-ton Ganesha banana bread when they become too ripe

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for reminding me to make banana bread today. The bananas will be forever grateful.

[–] Xanvial@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Impressive

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Absolutely love this. Ganesha is one of my favorite Hindu deities. I've actually got a Ganapati tattoo

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When I was a rowdy boy (lol), I used to love playing around with a certain Indian tattooing method. "Hennah," I think it was..?

It was so, so cool to be able to make an interesting tattoo every week (and yeah of course, sometimes they were disasters), but some of them I really wish could have been permanent. Anyway the Ganapati tattoos I'm seeing online look pretty boss!

Note: I don't mean to downplay the religious / spiritual / belief-centric aspects of Hindi deities and iconography whatsoever. To me, there is much beauty and things to admire about the Indus sub-continent, the peoples, customs, Hinduism, Jainism, et cet.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I've always wanted to try out henna, but I don't have the talent to actually do them on myself. Would be a very cool way of testing out a tattoo before commiting!

Here's my Ganapati tattoo. It's just above my knee, so it's longer or shorter depending on if I straighten my like. My baby nephew loves to play "big Ganesha, little Ganesha" by making me slow motion kick my leg out so he can watch Ganesha flex haha

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Om mani padme hum!

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Om Namah shivaya, friend <3 🕉️

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

🙂

I bow to the god within thee.

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

"May your bananas never be bruised and peel cleanly."

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How many small boulders is it to a Banana Gesha?

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"We poor unfortunates may never know."

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

banesha

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This statue menaces with spikes of banana.