Om Ganesha pendant
by V.E. on December 28th, 2009
filed under beauty, recap/review
I don’t usually review pieces of jewelry, but I paid for this pendant with my own money, had it shipped all the way from India (signed confirmation of delivery and everything), and I’m really pleased with it, so I’ll make an exception for the Om Ganesha pendant with Fine Cut Twin Garnets from Exotic India. (If you’d like to browse Exotic India’s website, click here.)
As an eclectic pagan who has a fascination with certain deities, Ganesha included, I wanted something that was pretty (shiny!), but not too obvious of my devotion. The pendant is sterling silver with two garnets, one each on the lower left hand and upper right hand sections. (Click the link for an extreme close up and to buy; 25% off until December 31 and free worldwide shipping, though you’ll have to sign for the package once it reaches you.) The lower right hand section is the profile of an elephant head and trunk, the symbol for Ganesha.
It’s just an inch tall and 0.6 inches wide, so it’s small enough not to be gaudy. My tastes run to silver because I just think it’s prettier than gold (though I do like rose gold and white gold) and that’s good for me because it’s less expensive than gold, too. This piece clocks in at $20, though I got it on sale for $15 with free shipping. As you can see, I splurged for the 16″ necklace as well ($8 more, not required), with which I’m also pleased. Read below for a little bit about Om and the Hindu deity Ganesha.
“Om (also ‘Aum’) is commonly pronounced as a long or over-long nasalized close-mid back rounded vowel, though there are other enunciations pronounced in received traditions. It is placed at the beginning of most Hindu texts as a sacred exclamation to be uttered at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas or previously to any prayer or mantra. The Mandukya Upanishad is entirely devoted to the explanation of the syllable. The syllable is taken to consist of three phonemes, a, u and m, variously symbolizing the Three Vedas or the Hindu Trimurti or three stages in life (birth, life and death). Though ostensibly in some traditions it is polysyllabic and vocalized as a triphthong, the Omkara is held to move through and contain all vowels possible in human speech. One important version has five components, flowing from h through a, u, oo to m.” If you’d like to learn more about Om, read here.
“Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha’s elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. He is honored at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.” If you’d like to learn more about Ganesha, read here.
I thought it was going to be some boring old post, but it genuinely compensated for my time. I am going to post a link to this page on my website. I’m sure my visitors will find that quite useful.
Am I able to cancel the order inside thirty days if I opt to not keep it?
No, but they do allow for returns with 7 days of receipt. You can read the website’s return policy here.
Thank you for this wonderfull blog