The Book of Ganesha by Royina Gatewal Geoffrey Bawa

The Book of Ganesha by Royina Gatewal Geoffrey BawaGanesha, the elephant headed god, is easily the most recognizable and loveable of Hindu deities. But pinpointing his various attributes is not quite so simple. He is at once the portly, merry, childlike god and the sage, complex philosopher. He is the presiding deity of material wealth and the lord of spirituality. He removes all impediments for his devotees but creates all manner of difficulties for the transgressors, man or god. And associated with

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