99 Thoughts on Ganesha - Stories, Symbols and Rituals of India's Beloved Elephant - Headed Deity (English, Paperback, Pattanaik Devdutt)
99 Thoughts on Ganesha - Stories, Symbols and Rituals of India's Beloved Elephant - Headed Deity (English, Paperback, Pattanaik Devdutt)
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
- Genre: Religion
- ISBN: 9788184951523, 9788184951523
- Pages: 240
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This is the Marathi version of Devdutt Pattanaik’s 99 Thoughts on Ganesha, titled 99 Ganesh Chintan.
Summary of the Book
99 Thoughts on Ganesha contains stories, symbols and rituals of India’s beloved elephant-headed Hindu deity. Known as Ganapati, Gajanana, Pillayar or Vinayaka and several other names, he is believed to be the remover of obstacles and is worshipped before beginning any auspicious ceremony. This book answers every possible question that contemporary readers might have about Lord Ganesha. Based on ancient scriptures, mythology, Vedic and tantric teachings, and even temple folklore, this book offers comprehensive details about Ganesha. It narrates stories and explains the reasons behind his alternate names. The section titled Representations covers the thirty-two forms of the Lord, including Maha Ganapati, Shakti Ganapati, Ucchista Ganapati, and Lakshmi Ganapati. Pattanaik also narrates how the God ended up with the head of an elephant.
About Devdutt Pattanaik
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian physician, writer and leadership consultant. A graduate of Grant Medical College, Mumbai, he worked in Pharma for fourteen years before moving on to a career in writing. He is the author of several other books including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, The Pregnant King and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata.
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Good quality product
"You can read it for facts. You can read it for understanding. You can read it for symbolism."
As expected from Devdutt's book, "99 Thoughts on Ganesha" is the collection of short stories or narration about Ganesha. Devdutt has divided each narration into different sections mainly like stories, symbolism, Ganesha's signifi...
Vishnu Chevli
Apr, 2017
Good one but becomes monotonous after a while
But as usual devdutt has definitely travelled the depth as with the other gods and brought out many secrets that we didnt know earlier.
I was expecting this to be much more interesting that other books. But nevertheless i would vote for devdutt for making an attempt to simplify things keeping the depth intact.
The three star ...
Abhay Vijaykumar
Certified Buyer
Sep, 2012
Just 50 Thoughts
Charu Gupta
Dec, 2011
Not recommended at all
Akhil Arora
Certified Buyer, Noida
Feb, 2021
Lack of Research
This guy from the Ad Industry is good at marketing and selling his stuff, but his lack of research clearly reflects in all his writings. People who write on multiple subjects hire a ghostwriter and then Sell their stuff.
Hitesh Vedant
May, 2013
only for service by delivery person .
Good service
But packing is very poor.
Book is good.
Kind of like book is used.
These all star for service by delivery person and devdutt pattanaik..some good things.
shah
Certified Buyer, Ahmedabad
Dec, 2015
