Earlier I shared Devdutt Pattanaik's article on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and from yesterday's Twitter, here are some thoughts from Devdutt on the fat Santa Claus and prosperity from the Mumbai MidDay.com website:
In the article, you will see a comparison between Santa and Kubera, king of the yakshas, from the Indian tradition; you can find out more about Kubera and about yakshas at Wikipedia, and here's a Kubera sculpture circa 400 C.E.:
