#Ganesh is popular #Hindu god associated with beginnings, luck, and the removal of obstacles. He is particularly venerated in #Rajasthan and we were in #Jaipur during the start of Gansha Chaturthi. When we arrived at our hotel, we noticed two altars to him. And as we left our hotel, we realized that there was a third one just above the door. If you look at many homes here, you will see a small idol of #Ganesha just above the door.
"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.
"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."