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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaintedBunting, post: 3685887, member: 18839&quot;]The 3 headed elephant <b>Airavata</b> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_(pachyderm)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_(pachyderm)" rel="nofollow">white elephant</a> who carries the deity <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra" rel="nofollow">Indra</a>. In Thailand they have built an enormous shrine.&nbsp; The 3 headed elephant has strong meaning in Laos &amp; Cambodia, as well. Check Wikipedia, for quick info.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. GANESHA , the elephant headed god, is one of the most popular gods in the Hindu pantheon.&nbsp; &quot; His image is found throughout <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" rel="nofollow">India</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" rel="nofollow">Nepal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" rel="nofollow">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" rel="nofollow">Thailand</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" rel="nofollow">Bali (Indonesia)</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" rel="nofollow">Bangladesh</a> and in countries with large ethnic Indian populations including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji" rel="nofollow">Fiji</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius" rel="nofollow">Mauritius</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" rel="nofollow">Trinidad and Tobago</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_denominations" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_denominations" rel="nofollow">Hindu denominations</a> worship him regardless of affiliations.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a> Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha_in_world_religions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha_in_world_religions" rel="nofollow">to Jains and Buddhists</a>.&quot; *Wikipedia</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Looks like it might be a recast of a more finely cast piece.&quot;</p><p><img src="https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/erawan-museum-thailand-well-known-600w-521796553.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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