Part II; India

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Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, 2005
"Standing Buddha" Gandhara, 1st-2nd century
"Prince Siddhartha Gautama Shakyamuni" Gandhara, 1st-2nd century
Gandhara was an ancient kingdom in what is now northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan
One of the Buddhas of Bamyan, Afghanistan. Two of these monumental Buddhas were built in the sixth century. The Taliban destroyed them in 2001.
"Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance" India, 990 CE
"Seated Buddha" Gandhara, 2nd Century
"Mithuna" from the facade of a chaitya hall, Karli, India, 1st century AD
"Great Stuppa" at Sanchi, India, 3rd century BCE
Sanchi is pretty much smack dab in the middle of India.
Great Stupa at Sanchi, India, 3rd century BCE to 1st Century CE
"Yakshi; detail of Eastern Gateway" Sanchi
"Stuppas 2 and 3"
"Seated Buddha" Mathura early 2nd century
Mathura was in what is now Uttar Pradesh, in northern India
"Preaching Buddha" India, 475 CE
The Ajanta Caves, northeast of Bombay, dates from the first century BCE
Second half from 450 CE
30 rock-cut caves
"Padmapani" Ajanta Cave I
Ajanta Cave 19
Cave 19 (Chaitya hall interior)
cave interior
"Jakata Tales" I don't know which cave
Ending the Ajanta Cave segment is another view of the complex
"Buddha with Disciples, Binyang cave, China, earth 6th century
"Shakyamuni Bubbha Preaching on Vulture Peak" Dunhuang, China, 8th century, emproidery
"Temple of Vishnu" Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century
"Vishnu sleeping on Ananta" (Temple of Vishnu) Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century
"Water Nymph" detail of a frieze, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 12th century
Towers with monumental faces of the Devaraja, Anhkor Thom, cambodia , 13th century
"Kuyuk the Great Khan" 1438, Persia, commercialy produced
Lal and Sanwah "Akbar Viewing a Wild Elephant Captured near Malwa" 1600, Mughal India
Bichtir "Allegorical Representation of the Emperor Jahangir Seated on an Hourglass Throne" early 17th century
Music: "Woy Bala" (Hey, Kid) (Uyghur) performed by Nur Mahammat Tursun on the Satar

Brownie points to whoever can spot the Englishman in the painting.

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[Pantekin]

you choose a right music! haha

i like this vedio!

i sew thousand buddah caves in this vedio, we have caves like this in east turkistan (uyghur)

[annbeowulf]

Thank you! I found the music on a CD Yo Yo Ma put together on traditional music from along the Silk Road.

I would love to visit caves like these someday, but for now the closest I can get is by making videos like this.

[farman101]

Keep up the hard work.Best Wishes.

[peshawargallery]

Fascinating!!