CLASSIC TALES FROM INDIA, VATSALA SPERLING

Eight beautifully illustrated traditional stories that immerse the reader in the ancient culture of India as well as impart important life lessons shares classic tales from India, including stories drawn from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Puranas, translated by the authors illustrated throughout with glowing full-color paintings in traditional Indian style prepared according to the traditional Hindu canon with this full-color illustrated collection of classic tales from India, you will learn about the playful, loyal, strong, loving, and wise gods, goddesses, and heroes of India. You will discover how the deity Ganesa, the remover of obstacles, got his elephant head, how the goddess Parvati won the heart of the great God Shiva, and how the goddess Ganga came to Earth from heaven in the form of the holy Ganges river.