Solar Eclipse 2012: Russ Johnson (Ganesha)

A carved Ganesha photographed against a wall during the 2012 Solar Eclipse
Hindu and Islam symbols coexist, a distinctly India-style symbol of the Solar Eclipse.

A carved Ganesha photographed against a wall during the 2012 Solar Eclipse
The symbolism is India: Hindu and Islamic. But the scene is a wall of my house in Sonoma, California. The eclipse is represented by light filtering through a lattice fence. A villager in Changu Narayan, Nepal, carved the Ganesha for me. I was introduced to him by a friend, a UN officer there. The officer gave him a few rupees out of his own pocket to start a crafts business.

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