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Ganesha Circles the World
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From the original text · Shiva Purana
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Diwali Lamps for RamaWe light the way home for people we love.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒from$1.99- Sudama's Handful of RiceComing soonSoonSudama's Handful of Rice
A poor friend, a torn cloth, and a palace that opened.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Parvati makes a boy from turmeric paste.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
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Lakshmi Rises From the OceanThe churning, and a goddess on a lotus.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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- Paatti's Vadai and the CrowComing soonSoonPaatti's Vadai and the Crow
The song that dropped the vadai.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - The LambikinComing soonSoonThe Lambikin
Lambikin, lambikin, I'll eat you!
From the original text · Oral tradition
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The sparrow's house of wax and the crow's house of dung.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Does Dadi Light a Diya?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Dadi Light a Diya?
What light means, and why families light a lamp at dusk.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Say Namaste?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Say Namaste?
The divine in me bows to the divine in you.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Does Mum Put a Tilak on Me?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Mum Put a Tilak on Me?
A mark between the eyebrows, and what it protects.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do I Have an Indian Name?Coming soonSoonWhy Do I Have an Indian Name?
A name that came from far away and fits just right.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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The master map: who is who, and why it matters.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Light Diyas on Diwali?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Light Diyas on Diwali?
Lamps for a homecoming.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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My First Indian WeddingThe master book: three days, a hundred cousins.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99- Why Is the Cow Special?Coming soonSoonWhy Is the Cow Special?
Gau mata.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - I'm British AND IndianComing soonSoonI'm British AND Indian
Both, all the way through.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Dadi, Why Do We Light a Diya?Coming soonSoonDadi, Why Do We Light a Diya?
Maya is halfway through a block tower when Dadi calls: aarti time.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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Krishna Is Born at MidnightA prison, a storm, a basket across the Yamuna.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Little Hanuman and the SunCuriosity is good; listen when someone who loves you calls.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🐒from$1.99- Why Do We Take Our Shoes Off?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Take Our Shoes Off?
Leaving the road outside.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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What Is Namkaran?The naming day.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99- Hanuman Reaches for the SunComing soonSoonHanuman Reaches for the Sun
Was it a mango?
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🐒from$1.99 - Why Do We Touch Elders' Feet?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Touch Elders' Feet?
Charan sparsh: asking for a blessing with your whole body.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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Rama's RingA ring dropped from a branch.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🐒🌱from$1.99- Ganesha Writes the MahabharataComing soonSoonGanesha Writes the Mahabharata
A broken tusk for a pen.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
Ages 0-3+🐘from$1.99 - Why Do We Call Her Kaki, Masi, Foi and Mami?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Call Her Kaki, Masi, Foi and Mami?
Mum's sister is Masi, Dad's sister is Foi, Mum's brother is Mama, Dad's brother is Kaka.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Hanuman Meets RamaComing soonSoonHanuman Meets Rama
A brahmin's greeting under the Rishyamukha hill.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🐒🪔from$1.99 - Why Does Ganesha Have a Mouse?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Ganesha Have a Mouse?
Mooshika.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+🐘from$1.99 - Can I Celebrate Christmas AND Diwali?Coming soonSoonCan I Celebrate Christmas AND Diwali?
Yes. Two trees of light.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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Shiva's Family on KailashNandi at the door, the snake and the mouse who get along.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
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Why We Dance Garba for Nine NightsA lamp in a clay pot, a circle around it.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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Why Do We Dance Garba?Nine nights in a circle.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99- What Is Aarti?Coming soonSoonWhat Is Aarti?
A lamp, a song, a circle of light.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Eat Modak for Ganesha?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Eat Modak for Ganesha?
Ganesha's favourite sweet.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+🐘from$1.99 - Am I British or Indian?Coming soonSoonAm I British or Indian?
You can be both.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - What Is Seva?Coming soonSoonWhat Is Seva?
Helping without being asked.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Krishna Eats Mud and Shows the UniverseComing soonSoonKrishna Eats Mud and Shows the Universe
Yashoda looks into a small mouth and sees everything.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Krishna the Butter ThiefShare the sweet thing; love stays; ask next time.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Ages 0-3+🪈from$1.99- Why Does Dadi Make Thepla for Every Journey?Coming soonSoonWhy Does Dadi Make Thepla for Every Journey?
Because a train is long and thepla keeps.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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Why Do We Fly Kites?Makar Sankranti and the sky over Ahmedabad.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99- Why Does My Lunch Smell Different?Coming soonSoonWhy Does My Lunch Smell Different?
From embarrassment to pride, gently.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Can I Be Hindu If I Don't Know All the Prayers?Coming soonSoonCan I Be Hindu If I Don't Know All the Prayers?
Yes.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do Mum and Dad Care So Much About Our Traditions?Coming soonSoonWhy Do Mum and Dad Care So Much About Our Traditions?
Because they carried them a long way.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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The poisoned pool and a snake who bows.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Seven days under a mountain umbrella.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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How Hanuman was born to Anjana and the wind.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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