01382 a2200253 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008003700028020001800065020001500083040001700098041000800115050002400123100003100147245019900178260004500377300004600422504005200468520047000520600003000990600004301020650002501063700004001088BJBSDDR20241028151734.0ta241010s2011 ii 00| 0 eng d a9788184951523 a8184951523 bengcBJBSDDR aeng14aBL 1225bP315n 20111 aPattanaik, Devdutt,d1970-10a99 thoughts on Ganesha : b[stories, symbols and rituals of India's beloved elephant-headed deity] /cDevdutt Pattanaik ; Illustrations by Devdutt Pattanaik ; Photographs by Harpreet Chhachhiya. aMumbai :bJaico Publishing House,c2011. axii, 227 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (page 227). aGanesha has become one of the most popular deities of Hinduim in the 21st century.He is recognised everywhere.With an elephant-head,a plump body and a potbelly he becomes a cute and cuddly deity evoking emotions of great affection. Hidden beneath this very accessible form is wisdom that can make us better human beings.This book by India's foremost mythologist,Dr.Devdutt Pattanaik,is an attempt to unfold that wisdom locked in various stories,symbols and rituals.04aGanesha (Deidad hindú) 04aGaṇeśa c(Deidad hindú) xCulto 4aMitología hindú 1 aChhachhiya, Harpreet ephotographer