Place · monolithic Ganesha sculpture · India
Sasivekalu Ganesha, Hampi
Also known as Mustard-seed Ganesha
The Sasivekalu ('mustard seed') Ganesha on the slope of Hemakuta Hill — a 2.4-metre monolithic Ganesha carved from a single granite boulder in the 16th century. The nickname comes from the ball-like belly that is said in local legend to be stitched with a snake because the god ate too many sweets. Housed in a Vijayanagara-style open mandapa with 12 stone pillars; carved by a merchant named Chandragiri Narasimha in memory of the Vijayanagara king Narasimha II (c. 1500-05).
- Date
- 1500–1550
- Periods
- Vijayanagara
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Patron dynasty
- Vijayanagara
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 15.334, 76.461
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- Site withinHampi / Vijayanagara
The Sasivekalu Ganesha, a 2.4-metre monolithic figure in an open pillared mandapa, sits on the slope of Hemakuta Hill inside the central Hampi zone, between the Virupaksha Temple and the Krishna Temple ensemble.