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Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde 2014 – Ganesha

Ganesha is Shiva’s son, a very popular god in Hinduism.

Origin Mount Semeru, East Java, Indonesia, 13th century.

The Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde is the Dutch national museum of ethnology. It was established in 1837.
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Michiel 2005 said:

Not even trunks?
10 years ago ( translate )

Michiel 2005 said:

The Hindu gods resemble the Greek gods in a way, in the way they interact with each other and humans.

I remember I was impressed with the Mahabharata when I saw the 1980s adaption by Peter Brook on the television, you can see it on Youtube now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EENh1hxkD6E (part 1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVgBkfNu7k0 (part 2)

but the philosophy is strange to me.
10 years ago
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