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  1. c11th century Volcanic Stone sculpture of #Hindu God #Ganesha from #Java #Indonesia now on display at the "Ancient #India: Living Traditions" ongoing exhibition (22nd May-19th October 2025) at British #Museum London
    Supported by Reliance Foundation and Reliance Industries Limited

    #TheGoldenRoad

    #IndianHeritage #artoftheday #Museums #IndianHistory #Art #HinduismAbroad #India #Religion #Hinduism #History #Heritage #Histodons #MastoArt #AncientIndia #India

  2. Antefix with a Kneeling Guardian

    10th century #Angkor period Reddish Sandstone statue from #Cambodia now at #TheMet (Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA

    Antefix is a vertical block which conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof

    (How grand the undisturbed complete complex would have looked!)

    #TheGoldenRoad #HinduismAbroad #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Histodons #MastoArt #History #Heritage #ArtHistory #India #Hinduism #Buddhism #Religion

  3. #Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

    In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

  4. #Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

    In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

  5. #Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

    In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

  6. #Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

    In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

  7. #Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

    In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

  8. An 9th century Andesite (Volcanic stone) Stele from #CentralJava #Indonesia of # Hindu Goddess #Durga #Mahisasuramardini (Slayer of Bull Demon Mahisha) subduing the Demon

    Acquired by Don Christensen, 1966-1969, while stationed at US Embassy, #Jakarta & now on Bonhams sale for $20,000

    #Hinduism arrived in #SouthEastAsia in the 7th century & continues to influence the cultures of many nations in the region

    #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Histodons #History #Heritage #HinduismAbroad

  9. Panel fragment of #Hindu God #Shiva

    3rd century CE #Kushan votive panel of Shiva (Oesho) along with hands of a missing worshipper from the ancient #Bactria region of #Gandhara #Afghanistan now #TheMet TheMetropolitan #Museum of #Art USA

    The side holes suggests that this was attached to the wall of a temple or a domestic religious area

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Histodons #Hinduism #Religion #India #MastoArt #IndianCulture #HinduismAbroad #Museums

  10. The Flying #Hanuman
    10th century Bronze Statue from Koh Ker #Khmer #Cambodia now at Cleveland Museum of #Art USA.

    As per #HinduMythology Lord #Rama gets Injured in Battle with #Ravana, King of #SriLanka
    Hanuman is Deputed to Fetch the Life-saving Herb 'Sanjeevani' from #Himalayas which he Carries Back in his Right Hand, as Shown here & Raising the other Hand in a Gesture Meaning 'Fear Not'.

    #HinduismAbroad #Hindu #Mythology #AncientIndia #Religion #Hinduism #India #Heritage #IndianHeritage

  11. c1000 AD statue of #Krishna Riding #Garuda from #Java #Indonesia now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, #USA

    According to the #HinduMythology Lord #Krishna was an #Avatar of God #Vishnu who here, not only Borrowed Vishnu's Mount (Garuda) but also Holds His War Discus.
    Garuda, as per #Mahabharata Identifies Him as the Younger Brother of Aruna, the Charioteer of the Sun-God #Surya

    #HinduismAbroad #AncientIndia #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #Mythology #India #Heritage #Hinduism #Hindu #History