According to the Hindu tradition of deities, Lord Ganesha comes first in the order of worship. He's the Vighharta, the destroyer of obstacles. Praying to Sri Ganesha takes away the delays and obstacles from the way. He's the lord of the Muladhara Chakra, the opening to the spiritual realm of Kundalini. He's the gatekeeper of shakti energy and shiva consciousness within us. We pray to him to awaken our wisdom and dispel the darkness of ignorance. This finely crafted brass box supports upon its lid a beautiful sculpture of Sri Lord Ganesha. The box is sculpted in an auspicious ten-petaled floral shape, each of the petals being a separate storage area. Apart from this central statue, Lord Ganesha is also represented in the relief-work on the lids of each of the ten sections of the box. This wonderfully auspicious box can find a variety of usage both in ritual prayers and for keeping sindoor, roli, chandan, incense, flowers, prasadam and other offerings. Use of this ritual box to keep kitchen items is supposed to bless the food that you are going to eat. It's also perfect to store eatables such as dry fruits, cloves, cinmon and other spices in the kitchen.