Image: Ganesha and the Gods

Ganesha and the Gods Shiva, Parvati, and Vishnu
Kangra painting, circa 1800
(Image source: Walters Art Museum)

From the Museum site: The god Ganesha is depicted as if he were an Indian ruler, with portable tent held above him and rich carpet underneath. At upper left is Ganesha's father Shiva, and his mother Parvati sits at upper right. The god Vishnu appears at lower left. The fourth figure, at lower right, is a devotee of some sort-perhaps the author of the text that this illustration might have accompanied.

The Wikipedia source identifies the fourth figure as Surya (?).

Detail:

Image: Ganga's Descent to Earth

Shiva Catches Ganga Falling to Earth.
India, circa 1740
(LACMA)

You can see Bhaghiratha praying, while Shiva is accompanied by Parvati and Nandi.

Detail:

Image: Asceticism of Uma

The Asceticism of Uma

(by Nanda Lal Bose,

from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists, 1914)

You can read more about Uma (Parvati) at Wikipedia.

Image: Parvati, Shiva, and the river goddesses

Parvati, Shiva, and the river goddesses

(illustrated Mahabharata)

See Wikipedia for more about Parvati and Shiva.

Image: Parvati and Baby Ganesha

Parvati and Baby Ganesha
Jaipur, 19th century
(Image source: Walters Art Museum)

Here is the commentary from the Museum site: The technique used in this charming formal portrait of a nursing mother is European, but the subject is characteristically Indian. The young mother in the guise of an aristocratic Rajput lady is Parvati, the wife of Shiva, and the nursing infant is their son Ganesha. In contrast to the "human" mother, who seems to be posing for the artist on a throne placed on a balcony, the child's divinity is emphasized by his pink complexion, white elephant's head, and four arms. Nevertheless, like a human baby, he suckles one of his mother's nipples while fondling the other. So individualized is the face of Parvati, despite the third eye, that one wonders if the artist used a living model. He certainly observed European pictures and mastered the technique of spatial perspective and frontal view, moving away from the tradition of presenting the profile of the subject. The rendering of the curtain also reflects familiarity with European oil paintings. However, the use of the strident blue sky with wispy clouds and the intricate detailing of the architectural forms, garments, and jewelry are typically Indian.

Parvati detail:

Ganesha detail:

Image: Parvati

Parvati

(Christie's: ivory, southern India, 17th/18th century)

More about Parvati at Wikipedia.

Image: Baby Ganesha

Baby Ganesha with Parvati,
Shiva, and Kartikeya.

(National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon)

More about Shiva and Parvati at Wikipedia,
and their sons Ganesha and Kartikeya.

Detail: