Table of Contents

Ganesh in Bloomsbury - images of the Lord of Beginnings in the British Museum; aspects of Ganesh worship in Maharashtra; aspects of tantric Ganesh in India; dancing Ganesh in South Asia; the dual role of Ganesh in the Buddhist art of South Asia; absences and transformations - Ganesh in Shvetambar Jain tradition; images of Ganesh from South-East Asia; spirit king, demon and god of wealth - Ganesh in East Asia; collecting Ganesh images.