This wall plaque shows Ganesha dancing atop a rat. Ganesha's ability to ride and control the mouse represents his mastery over desires and his power to overcome the obstacles of materialistic attachments. This emphasizes Ganesha's role as the remover of obstacles and his ability to help devotees transcend mundane desires. It also implies, Ganesha, with the head of an elephant (representing divinity) riding a mouse (representing earthly desires), portrays the harmony and integration of the divine and earthly aspects of existence.
