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May 17, 2014 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

The Hindu elephant god Ganesh is presented on a traditional Tibetan Buddhist hand-painted thangka at the Himalayan Fair Berkeley. Photo by BF Newhall

The Hindu elephant god Ganesh is presented on a traditional Tibetan Buddhist hand-painted thangka at the Himalayan Fair Berkeley. Photo by BF Newhall http://barbarafalconernewhall

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