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How King Vikram came to carry Betal.
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- Making a Ganesha From ClayComing soonSoonMaking a Ganesha From Clay
Ten days from mud to river.
From the original text · Art and music histories
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Vardhamana Is BornKundagrama, and a kingdom that grew richer.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
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A king who chose the wheel over the sword.
From the original text · Biographies
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A small boy, a big king, three steps.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Ages 4-6+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
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Ayodhya Kanda: The Book of AyodhyaComing soonSoonAyodhya Kanda: The Book of Ayodhya
Valmiki Ramayana, Book II, all 119 sargas — a promise, an exile, and a kingdom that waits.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book IV, all 67 sargas — a new friendship, a kingdom set right, and Hanuman remembers his own strength.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🐒from$1.99 - Tyagaraja Refuses the KingComing soonSoonTyagaraja Refuses the King
Nidhi chala sukhama: is wealth happiness?
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Why We Forgive on ParyushanaComing soonSoonWhy We Forgive on Paryushana
Eight days of looking inside.
From the original text · Jain moral tales
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Vishwamitra Takes the PrincesComing soonSoonVishwamitra Takes the Princes
A sage asks the king for his two young sons, to guard a forest sacrifice, and teaches them everything.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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A king who lost everything to a game of dice, and a queen who never stopped looking for him.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 How the Birds Picked a King
Reading age 0-3Open book →Series Part 3 · Book 2 / 18
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
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Looking for the bad and finding yourself.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Emperor Akbar Sits on the FloorComing soonSoonEmperor Akbar Sits on the Floor
The king who ate langar first.
From the original text · Sikh history
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Tukaram and the WariComing soonSoonTukaram and the Wari
Walking to Pandharpur.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - The Ma of DakshineswarComing soonSoonThe Ma of Dakshineswar
Talking to Kali like a child.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Sain the BarberComing soonSoonSain the Barber
Who shaved the king?
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - The King Who Wanted a Golden DeerComing soonSoonThe King Who Wanted a Golden Deer
Saurashtra's own deer.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Krishnadevaraya of VijayanagaraComing soonSoonKrishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara
The king who kept Tenali.
From the original text · Biographies
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Making a KiteComing soonSoonMaking a Kite
Paper, bamboo and manjha.
From the original text · Art and music histories
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - King Kumarapala's KindnessComing soonSoonKing Kumarapala's Kindness
A kingdom where no animal was hurt.
From the original text · Jain moral tales
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Birbal's KhichdiComing soonSoonBirbal's Khichdi
Cooking over a lamp three feet away.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Bhoj and the Talking DollComing soonSoonBhoj and the Talking Doll
A doll that told the truth.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Manu Neethi Cholan and the CalfComing soonSoonManu Neethi Cholan and the Calf
A king who judged his own son.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Raja Purushottam and PadmavatiComing soonSoonRaja Purushottam and Padmavati
A king who swept the road.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Twelve Years of SilenceComing soonSoonTwelve Years of Silence
Walking, fasting, forgiving.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Guru Hargobind JiComing soonSoonGuru Hargobind Ji
Two swords: Miri and Piri, and the fifty-two kings freed.
From the original text · Sikh history
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Dada, Who Was Shivaji?Coming soonSoonDada, Who Was Shivaji?
A king who climbed forts.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Why Do We Bow Down?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Bow Down?
Pranam: making yourself small for a moment.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Close Our Eyes to Pray?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Close Our Eyes to Pray?
Looking inside.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 King Nanda and Minister Vararuci
Reading age 0-3Open book →Series Part 4 · Book 8 / 13
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
- Jesal and ToralComing soonSoonJesal and Toral
A robber and a saint on a sinking boat.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Tenali Paints a PictureComing soonSoonTenali Paints a Picture
Why the king could not see the horse.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Tale 9: The King's Son and the Merchant's DaughterComing soonSoonTale 9: The King's Son and the Merchant's Daughter
Who deserved the gratitude?
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Vikram of Ujjain in GujaratComing soonSoonVikram of Ujjain in Gujarat
A borrowed king.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Making RakhisComing soonSoonMaking Rakhis
Thread, beads and a promise.
From the original text · Art and music histories
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The Talking ParrotComing soonSoonThe Talking Parrot
A bird that only said Rama.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Why Do We Make a Pookalam for Onam?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Make a Pookalam for Onam?
Flowers for King Mahabali.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Why Do We Stand in the River for Chhath?Coming soonSoonWhy Do We Stand in the River for Chhath?
Thanking the sun.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Ages 0-3+from$1.99 - Indra Bows to GovardhanComing soonSoonIndra Bows to Govardhan
Rain stops, and a king of gods says sorry.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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