Overview: Pattanaik. Ganesha

Title: 99 Thoughts on Ganesha

Author: Devdutt Pattanaik

Year: 2013

Comments: This is a wonderful exploration of the many dimensions of Ganesha and his multiple meanings, with illustrations by the author.

Kindle: You can buy your own Kindle copy from Amazon for $2.73 (checked price January 2019); more about Kindles.

Length: two weeks. I've divided the reading into four parts: Part A - Part B (one week) and Part C - Part D (second week).

Part A

Part I Creation  

Part II Family

Part B

Part III Representations

Part IV Stories

Part V Symbols 

Part C

Part VI Temples 

Part VII Festivals 

Part VIII Rituals 

Part IX Literature 

Part D

Part X History 

Part XI Spread 

Part XII Wisdom