A white - complexioned shakti sits on his left lap .
Rao classifies Mahaganapati as one of the five Shakti - Ganesha icons , where Ganesha is depicted with a shakti , that is , a female consort .
A white - complexioned shakti sits on Mahaganapati 's left lap .
Rao classifies Mahaganapati as one of the five Shakti - Ganesha icons , where Ganesha is depicted with a shakti , that is , a female consort .