Ganesa: a monograph on the elephant faced God by Alice Getty is an account of the physical appearance of Ganesa which is of animal origin. This work covers the origin of Ganesa and Ganesa in Indian literature; Ganesa in iconography from Hindu texts and images; Ganesa in Hindu scriptures and paintings; Ganesa in Nepal, Chinese Turkestan, China, Tibet, Burma, Siam, Indo-China, Java, Bali, Borneo, Japan.
Authors
- Identifier
- 481
- Pages
- xxviii, 103p.; 40 plates+2 colour plates
- Published in
- India
- Source
- Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
- Type
- E-Book
