Ganesha, the widely revered elephant-headed Hindu god of wisdom and new beginnings, sits on the counter at The Lotus Indian.
He is black and gold, with four arms, ears fanned wide, and is flanked by a pair of raised hennaed hands like a two-man honour guard. He is the god of beginnings and the remover of obstacles. A reasonable strategy for a restaurant at the Griffith Shops, because this room was Aubergine for years, and a dining room like that arrives with a lot already expected of it.
