The days of the banyan tree -- Savitri and Satyavan -- Shravan Kumar and his wife -- A special birthday -- The birth of Krishna, the blue god -- Krishna and the demon nurse -- The Serpent King -- How Krishna killed the wicked King Kans -- Time for the dead -- Doda and Dodi -- Dussehra, the festival of victory -- How Ram defeated the demon King Ravan -- The day of the wintry full moon -- The moon and the heavenly nectar -- Karvachauth, the little clay pot -- The girl who had seven brothers -- Divali, festival of lights -- Lakshmi and the clever washerwoman -- Holi, festival of spring -- The wicked king and his good son -- A day for brothers -- The mango tree -- The faithful sister -- Nine Days' Festival -- The old man and the magic bowl -- The king without an heir -- The girl in the forest -- The festival for Parvati -- How Ganesh got his elephant head.
Summary:
"Collection of traditional tales about gods and heroes in Hindu mythology, arranged in sequence as they might be told at religious festivals during the course of a Hindu calendar year"-- Provided by publisher.
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