Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c9.27

v1.c9.27

The trunk of the elephant-head of this god may be shown as turned towards the left or the right. Generally however, it is turned towards the left; only in rare cases do we meet with figures with the proboscis turned to the right. A Gaṇēśa with the trunk turned to the right is known in Tamil as Valamburi Vināyaka; and the same god with the trunk turned to the left is called Iḍam-buri Vināyaka.*