WEBSITES

• meetinggod.com: The website of the traveling exhibition, Meeting God: Elements of Devotion. In addition to its focus on Hinduism, this site also helps define Sikhism and Jainism. It contains photographs, captions and text of everything in the show.
• Meeting God Artifacts Database: The Division of Anthropology's Web site contains a wealth of information on many of the artifacts featured in the exhibition. Click on the link above to go directly into the database or visit anthro.amnh.org for more information.
• hindunet.org: An online resource about Hinduism, Indian cultural and other topical concerns sponsored by the Hindu Students Council.
• pitara.com: A site with an Indian perspective that is easily navigated by children. It includes stories, folk tales, poems, and books about South Asia and those of South Asian heritage.
• sacredsites.com: Pilgrimage sites around the world including many in India.
• sacred-texts.com: The Internet Sacred Texts Archive contains texts in English from all the major world religions past and present including the complete Hindu Rig Veda, Upanishads, Laws of Many, Dharma Sutras, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
• templenet.com: Virtual pilgrimages to over 2000 temples in India.

BOOKS: CHILDREN

• Ernst, Judith. The Golden Goose King: A Tale Told by the Buddha. Parvardigar Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1995. ISBN 0-0644362-0-5. An illustrated adaptation of an ancient Jataka tale in which a Queen seeks to converse with a magical golden goose.
• Krishaswami, Uma. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha. Linnet Books, North Haven, CO, 1996. ISBN 0-208-02442-5. A marvelously written book filled with stories about the origin and exploits of the elephant-headed God Ganesha.
• Martin, Rafe. Monkey Bridge. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1997. ISBN 0-679-88109-9. An illustrated story about two kings, one human and one monkey; the human king's greed puts a tribe of monkey's in danger while the monkey king's sacrifice restores peace to his kingdom.
• Martin, Rafe. The Brave Little Parrot. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1998. ISBN 0-399-22825-X. An illustrated story about a brave little parrot who saves her forest from fire and destruction.
• Murray, Chris. The Butter Thief. Mandala Publishing Group, Eugene, OR, 1998. ISBN 1-886069-20-4. A beautifully illustrated timeless story of the God Krishna as a mischievous young boy who steals butter from his mother.
• Reddy, Kumuda. The Wish That Came True. Timeless Books, Rochester, NY, 1997. ISBN 1-57582-051-X. An illustrated story about a sacred talking tree in South India and its advice to a troubled man.
• Sharma, Rashmi. A Brahmin's Castles in the Air. Vidya Books, Berkeley, CA, 1994. ISBN 1-878099-56-5. An illustrated adaptation of an ancient Panchatantra tale (from which Aesops Tales were adapted), in which a young Brahmin's dreams seem far more wonderful than his reality, while he is gently prodded into taking action to make changes.
• Stone, Karen. Golden Foot. Dharma Publishing, 1993, ISNB 0-89800-252-2. An illustrated adaptation of an ancient Jataka tale about a golden deer.
• Viswanathan, Ed. Am I a Hindu? The Hindu Primer. Halo Books, San Francisco, 1992. ISBN: 1-879904-06-3. Written in the style of a father answering his son's questions about his family's beliefs.
• White, I. Courageous Captain. Dharma Publishing, 1989. ISBN 0-89800-195-1. An illustrated adaptation of an ancient Jataka tale in which an old sea captain saves a boatload of inexperienced sailors.

BOOKS: ADULT

• Blurton, T. Richard. Hindu Art. British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1992. ISBN: 0-7141-1442-1
• Elgood, Heather. Hinduism and the Religious Arts. Cassell Academic, London, 1999. ISBN 030-470739-
• Fuller, C.J. The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India. Princeton University Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-691-07404-6
• Ghosh, Pika with Meister, Michael W., Editor. Cooking for the Gods: the Art of Home Ritual in Bengal. The Newark Museum, 1995. ISBN: 0-932828032-9
• Hawley, John Stratton and Wulff, Donna Marie. Devi: Goddesses of India. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1996. ISBN: 0-520-20058-6
• Housden, Roger. Travels Through Sacred India. Thorsons, London, 1996. ISBN: 1-85538-497-3
• Huyler, Stephen P. Gifts of Earth: Terracottas & Clay Sculptures of India. Grantha Corporation, Middletown, NJ in association with Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, 1996. ISBN: 0-944142-48-6
• Huyler, Stephen P. Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1999
• Huyler, Stephen P. Painted Prayers: Women's Art in Village India. Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1994. ISBN: 0-8478-1809-8
• Knappert, Jan. Indian Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend . The Aquarian Press, London, 1991. ISBN: 1-85538-040-4
• Knott, Kim. Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-285387-2
• Lipner, Julius. Hindus: Their Religious Belief and Practices. Routedge, London and New York, 1994. ISBN 0-415-05182-7
• McGilvray, Dennis B. Symbolic Heat: Gender, Health & Worship Among the Tamils of South India and Sri Lanka. Grantha Corporation, Middletown, NJ in association with University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO and Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, India, 1998. ISBN: 0-944142-87-7
• Michell, George. The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms. The University of Chicago Press, 1988. ISBN: 0-226-53230-5
• Miller, Barbara Stoler, Editor. Exploring India's Sacred Art: Selected Writings of Stella Kramrisch. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia,1983. ISBN: 0-8122-1134-0
• Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya. Loving Ganesa: Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced God. Himalayan Academy, Kapaa, HI, 1996. ISBN:0-945497-64-4
• Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya. How To Become a Hindu: Stories of Ethical Self-Conversion Himalayan Academy, Kapaa, HI, 2000. ISBN 0-945497-82-2
• Waghorne, Joanne Punzo and Cutler, Norman: Editors, in association with Narayanan, Vasudha. Gods of Flesh / Gods of Stone: The Embodiment of Divinity in India. Anima Publications, Chambersburg, PA 1985. ISBN 0-89012-024-2

CD-ROMS

• Ganesh by Munsai Multimedia ($29.95, The India Club, 249 Lucas Lane, Suite 6, Voorhees, NJ 08043 (indiaclub.com). All forms of Lord Ganesha are described as well as his accoutrements. Includes stories, maps, descriptions of pilgrimage temples and much more.
• Common Ground: World Religions in America, Columbia University Press. An in-depth comparison of the Diaspora of all religions in the United States and Canada. More than 80 Hindu temples are featured. You will listen to priests, devotees, and second generation youth talk about their faith, plus see puja rituals, listen to chants and much more.

PERIODICALS

• Hinduism Today published by the Himalayan Academy, 107 Kahalolele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746 (hinduismtoday.com). A monthly magazine devoted to a broadminded review of and news about Hindu practices in India and around the world.
• India Abroad 43 W 43^rd Street, NY, NY 10010 (indiaabroad.com). A weekly newspaper dealing with current and cultural issues regarding South Asians in every part of the world, published concurrently in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angles, New York, and Toronto.