Author: PTI
Publication: The Hindu
Date: October 8, 2002
URL: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/10/08/stories/2002100809911200.htm
Lord Ganesha has attracted new devotees
in the capital and surprisingly in the embassy of Ireland, a predominantly
Christian country.
``Let Ganesha, considered to be
a symbol of luck and prosperity instil confidence and shower blessings
on hundreds of visa seekers who frequent the embassy'', said the Ireland
Minister of Trade and Commerce, Michael Adhern, unveiling the 3x4 ft. black
granite statue at the green embassy lawns today.
The Minister who is on a trade visit
said the installation of Ganesha will not only prove auspicious for the
Irish embassy, but also link the cultures of India and Ireland.
The Ambassador of Ireland, Philip
Mc Donagh, who was instrumental in bringing the deity to the consulate,
said during a visit to Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, he was fascinated by
the Ganesha statues made by Bhaskaran, a sculptor and ordered one for the
embassy.
He has already supplied shiploads
of Ganesha statues to many foreign countries.- PTI
