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Tuesday, 18th September 2007 (4417 views)

A statue of Lord Ganesha was presented with a 3.5kg gold crown at a temple in Singapore to mark the birthday of the Hindu deity.

The crown, which cost 150,000 Singapore dollars (£49,601) was purchased with money raised by devotees and visitors to the temple.

The crown installed on the statue of the Hindu god is considered to be the largest of its kind.

Celebrations took place in the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, which is 150 years old and boasts the largest statue of Lord Ganesha in south-east Asia.

According to the news channel, the rare crowning ceremony has never taken place in Singapore before.

Lord Ganesha is considered by Hindus to be the god of knowledge and the remover of obstacles and has a devoted following in India and parts of China.

The four-handed deity has the face of an elephant and is often depicted riding on a mouse.

 

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