Image: Vyasa and Ganesha

Vyasa and Ganesha.
17th century, Rajasthan
(MFA Boston)

You can see Vyasa petitioning Ganesha to be his scribe, and then in the lower left you can see Ganesha writing as Vyasa dictates the Mahabharata to him. Find out more about Ganesha and Vyasa at Wikipedia.

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