After receiving some questions about my last Ganesh posting, I should perhaps clarify the situation: I was, indeed, speaking metaphorically. However, since visiting a Hindu temple a few weeks ago, I actually have seen Ganesh quite a few times. The most recent was at a tattoo parlour, which I was visiting for a story.

While I’m there, one of the workers come in with a color copy of a Ganesh portrait, which she was preparing to tattoo on somebody. Ganesh is a quite popular figure, the artist said, although the tattooees are usually not Hindu.

For a big guy riding a mouse, he sure gets around a lot.