The 300- to 400-pound, seven-foot-tall brass statue of the Hindu deity Ganesh was stolen from the Somerset Street West location sometime overnight Wednesday.

The statue weighs between 130 and 180 kilograms and depicts the Hindu god of wisdom, knowledge and new beginnings, Ganesha, an elephant-headed deity with four arms. “It’s not a light piece of art.

If the statue doesn’t find its way back to East India Company, Mehra said the family will replace it. But that could cost up to $7,000, plus the travel to India and shipping back to Canada.

A Lord Ganesha statue made out of wood if placed in your house and worshipped regularly would help in bringing good health, long life, and success to the worshippers.

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