Pre-Modern Art – MAP Academy

Sculpture at Mathura

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Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita

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Mauryan Iconography

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Black and Red Ware

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Mihr Chand

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Jorwe Culture

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Jakanachari

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Faxian

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Xuanzang

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Buddhamitra

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Dasoja

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Andhakasuravadha

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Gomateshvara Statue, Venur

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Green Tara

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White Tara

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Tara in Buddhism

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Ruvari Mallithamma

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Chavana

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Surya

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Swastika

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Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Gandhara

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Goan Ivory Statuettes

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Marichi

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In Perpetual Bloom: Pietra Dura Ornamentation at the Taj Mahal

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Kalila wa Dimna: Arabic Fables Inspired by the Panchatantra

Chandrica Barua

Jain Monks, Scythian Princes and Persianate Influences: A 15th-cent...

Jain Monks, Scythian Princes and Persianate Influences: A 15th-century Folio

Simran Agarwal

What One of the Earliest Mughal Paintings Says about Power and Ance...

What One of the Earliest Mughal Paintings Says about Power and Ancestry

Diya Shah

Dvarapalas

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Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

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Ardhanarishwara Bronze Statue, Government Museum, Chennai

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Chinnamasta

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Bhumisparsha Mudra

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Buddhapada

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Cave Painting

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Cave Art at Sittanavasal

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Boar Rock, Bhimbetka

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Buraq

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Bodhi Tree

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Bishandas

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Bhitargaon Temple

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Bhava

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Bhavanidas

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Bhima Ratha

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Bhaja Sculptures

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Bhimbetka Cave Paintings

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Basawan

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Bharhut Stupa Relief Sculptures

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Bahubali

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Badami Murals

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Badami Cave 4

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Ashoka Pillar, Vaishali

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Ashta Nayika

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Badami Cave 1

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Ashoka Pillars

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Badami Cave Temples

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Ashoka Edicts

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Ashoka Capitals

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Ajanta Cave 1

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Arjuna Ratha

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Akbarnama

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Anthropomorphic Buddha

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Ajanta Caves

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Ardhanarishvara, Elephanta Cave 1

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Ajanta Murals

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Allahabad Pillar

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Anjali Mudra

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Abhaya Mudra

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Malwa School of Painting

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Maitreya

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Lost-wax Process

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Manaku

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Mahendravarman I

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Krishnadevaraya

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Lion Capital, Sarnath

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Madanikas at Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

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Kushan Chaturmukha Linga

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Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna’s Penance

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Karle Caves

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Indus Valley Terracotta Human Figurines

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Kishangarh School of Painting

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Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora

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Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram

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Indus Valley Terracotta Animal Figurines

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Indus Valley Stamp Seals

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Indus Valley Iconography

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Gangaikondacholapuram Temple Sculptures

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Gudimallam Stone Lingam

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Headless Kanishka Statue

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Gomateshvara Statue, Shravanabelagola

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Hand of Fatima

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Hamzanama

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Gandharan Sculpture

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Hashim

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Farrukh Beg

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Ellora Caves

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Early Deccan Rock Art

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Draupadi Ratha

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Dharmaraja Ratha

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Dhyana Mudra

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Didarganj Yakshi

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Devni Mori Sculptures

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Dharmachakra Mudra

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Deccani Manuscript Painting

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Deccan Megaliths

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Chola Natarajas

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Chola Bronze Sculptures

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Dashavatara Cave, Ellora

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Dakshinamurti

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Dancing Girl

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Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh

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Dalchand

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Daswanth

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Mandala

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Thanjavur Painting

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Standing Buddhas, Nagarjunakonda

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Sculpture at Mamallapuram

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Stone Chariot, Vitthala Temple

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Sultanganj Buddha

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Sculpture at Rani ki Vav

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Sculpture at Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal

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Sculpture at Sarnath

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Shunga Terracotta Sculptures

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Sculpture at Hazara Rama Temple, Hampi

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Rock-cut Sculpture

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Rasa

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Sadanga

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Razmnama

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Red Jasper Male Torso

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Sanchi Pillar and Capital

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Ravananugrahamurti

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Rasa Lila

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Ravanaphadi Cave, Aihole

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Rajasthani Manuscript Painting

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Pala Illustrated Manuscript Painting

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Pashupati Seal

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Pompeii Lakshmi

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Pancha Rathas, Mamallapuram

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Ragamala Paintings

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Pillar of Heliodorus

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Pallava Art and Architecture

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Pahari Manuscript Painting

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Pala Bronze Sculptures

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Pachmarhi Cave Paintings

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Nakula Sahadeva Ratha

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Nataraja

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Natyashastra

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Nainsukh

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Murals and Sculptures of Thiksey Monastery

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Murals and Sculptures of Alchi Monastery

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Nihal Chand

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Murals and Sculptures of Basgo Monastery

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Mughal Manuscript Painting

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Mother Goddess

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Mir Sayyid Ali

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Mudras in Buddhist Art

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Minto Album

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Marwar School of Painting

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Mauryan Ringstones

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Mansur

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Zoo Rock, Bhimbetka

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Mewar School of Painting

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Manuscript Painting

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Yali

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Thirumalapuram Cave Shrines

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Yaksha and Yakshi

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Ugra Narasimha Statue, Hampi

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Varada Mudra

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Venkateshvara Temple, Tirupati

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Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

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Tutinama

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Udayagiri Caves

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Portuguese Printing

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Pallava Rock-cut Sculpture

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Yoni

Yadava Dynasty

Yadavaraya

Yama

Yana

Yogishvara

Vajrasattva

Vajrasena

Vajrayana

Vajrayogini

Vakataka Dynasty

Vali

Vamana

Vanamala

Varaha

Varuna

Vashishtha

Vayu

Vedas

Vedic Period

Venkatapatiraya

Vidyadhara

Vidyaranya Swami

Vihara

Vijaya

Vijayanagara

Vijayanagara Kingdom

Virupaksha

Vishnudharmottarapurana

Vishwakarma

Vishwamitra

Vismaya Mudra

Vitarka Mudra

Vittala

Vrishabha-Kunjara

Vrishabhavahana

Wajid Ali Shah

Wei Buddhism

Western Chalukya Dynasty

Western Ganga Dynasty

Trishul

Tube Drill

Tuluva

Tumburu

Tushaspha

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Upanishad

Upper Palaeolithic Period

Urna

Urvashi

Ushnisha

Utsavamurthi

Uttaranga

Vahana

Vaikuntadwara Pillar

Vairochana

Vajrabhairava

Vajrapani

Vajrapradama Mudra

Tarif-i-Hussain Shahi

Tarikh-i-Khandan-i-Timuriya

Tathagata Buddha

Tathata

Taxila

Tempera

Tenali Ramakrishna

Tenjur

Thanjavur

Theravada Buddhism

Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam

Timur-Nama

Tin Thal

Tirobhava

Toshali

Tribhanga Pose

Tributary State

Tricephalic

Tripura Bhairavi

Triratha

Triratna

Somaskanda

Srishti

Srivaishnava Sect

St. Petersburg Muraqqa

State Archaeological Museum, Gwalior

Stithi

Stone Age

Stupi

Subrahmanya

Sugriva

Sukhanasa

Sundereshwara

Surkh Kotal

Sutra

TA Gopinatha Rao

Tala

Tandava

Tantric

Tantrism

Sardula

Sassanka

Satavahana Dynasty

Saura Pitha

Secco

Second Diffusion

Shahnama

Shaivism

Shaivite Upanishads

Shakti

Shakti Peetha

Shaktism

Shakyamuni Buddha

Shakyasimha

Shala

Shankhanidhi

Shatananda

Shesha

Shringara

Shunga

Sibi

Siddapur

Siddhayika

Silk Road

Simhanada

Simhavishnu

Siri Yana Satakani

Sivama Sada

Skanda

Skanda Purana

Rudra

Rudrasena III

Sabhamandapa

Sachi

Sadaksari Lokeshvara

Safavid

Sakha

Salabhanjika

Samarangana Sutradhara

Samavasarana

Samhara

Samudra Manthan

Sanchi

Sangam Period

Rashrakuta Dynasty

Ratha

Rati

Ratnasambhava

Rishabha Deva

Rishyasringa

Pasupatastra

Pattadakal

Peshwa

Petroglyph

Pietra Dura

Pithora Dev

Portuguese Estado Da India

Prabhamandala

Prahlada

Prajnaparamita

Prakriti

Prehistoric

Priyadarsi

Pulakesin I

Pulakesin II

Purana

Purusha

Pushyamitra

Radiocarbon Dating

Ragini

Raja Purna Varma

Raja Todarmal

Rajamalla IV

Rajaraja Chola I

Rajendra I

Rajput

Rama

Ramayana

Paramita

Parasurama

Parmeshvaravarman I

Parshvanatha

Parthian Shot

Parvataraja

Paryankasana

Pashupati

Palaeolithic

Palden Lhamo

Pallava Dynasty

Pallipadai

Pampa

Panchakriya

Panchayatana

Pandavas

Pandya

Mukkode

Muraqqa

Murtaza

Nadanta

Nagali Sagar

Nagini

Nalanda

Nandi

Nandivarman

Naranarayana

Narasimha

Narasimha II

Narasimhavarman II

Nastaliq

Navagraha

Nayaka

Nayanar

Nayika

Neelakantha

Neolithic Period

Nidhi

Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi

Nizam Shah

Nrittamurti

Nrtya

Paadal Petra Sthalam

Padmanidhi

Padmapani

Padmasambhava

Padmavati

Padshahnama

Pala Dynasty

Mohenjo-Daro

Mohini

Moksha

Mount Mandara

Mrigashirsa Mudra

Mudra

Mahishasura

Makara

Malik Ambar

Mandapa

Mandhata

Mangalesha

Manjushri

Manushi Buddhas

Mara

Maratha

Maski

Matanga

Matsya

Mature Harappan Phase

Medieval Period

Meenakshi Temple Art Museum

Megasthenes

Mesolithic Period

Mithuna

Krishnadeva Raya

Kshatrapas

Kubera

Kudu

Kufic Script

Kuladevata

Kundalini Yoga

Kurkihar Hoard

Kurma

Kushan Empire

Kuta

Kuvalayapida

Laila Majnun

Lakshmi

Lakulisha

Lalitasana

Late Harappan Phase

Linga

Linga-Pitham

Lingapitha

Living Rock

Lokanatha

Lotus Sutra

Lumbini

Madho Sarup Vats

Madhu

Madurai

Magadha Empire

Mahabali

Mahabharata

Mahajanapadas

Mahakala

Mahakali

Mahakapi Jataka

Mahamandapa

Mahasiddha

Mahavastu Avadana

Mahavidyas

Mahayana

Mahayogi

Mahendra Style

Krishna’s Lila

Kalahasti

Kali

Kalinga War

Kalpavriksha

Kalyana Mandapa

Kama

Kamadahana Panel

Kamasutra

Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription

Kanishka

Kanjur

Kankaladhara

Kapotabandha

Karanda Makuta

Karma

Kataka Hasta

Katyavalambita Mudra

Kaurvaki

Kaushalya

Kayotsarga Pose

Kevala

Khadgapurusha

Khanzada Begum

Kharoshthi

Khasarpana

Kinnara

Kirata

Konagamana Buddha

Korravai

Kotavi

Krishna

Krishna Mandapa

Indra

Indus Valley Civilisation

Ithyphallic

Jambavati Kalyanam

Janaka

Jataka

Jatamakuta

Jatamukuta

Jaya

Jinas

Jyotirlinga

Kaitabha

Kalachuri Dynasty

India Ink

Indo-Greek Sculpture

Gangadhara

Gangaikondacholapuram

Garuda

Gelugpa

Gita Govinda

Gonandiya

Gopi

Guru Nanak

Hadith

Hampi

Hamsa

Hand Stencil

Harappa Museum, Punjab

Harihara

Harihariharivahana

Harisena

Hayagriva

Hemakuta

Hephthalite

Himation

Himavata

Hinayana

Hollowed Bone

Hoysala

Ikshvaku

Ikshvaku Architecture

Fresco

Fresco Buono

Gadadevi

Gahadavala Dynasty

Gaja Hasta

Gajalakshmi

Gajantaka Shiva

Gajapati

Gajasamhara

Gajendra

Gajendramoksha

Ganas

Gandhara

Gandharva

Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Fo Oertel

Folio

Devanampriya Priyadarshi

Devasenapathi

Devi

Devi Mahatmya

Devi Upanishad

Devi-Bhagavata Purana

Dhamma

Dhamma Mahamatta

Dhanushpurusha

Dharmachakra

Dhruva

Dhvaja

Dhyani-Buddha

Digambara

Discstones

Do Thal

Domingo Paes

Double-Voluted

Draupadi

Dro Clan

Drupada

Duldul

Durga

Early Harappan Phase

Early Historic Period

Early Western Chalukya

Eastern Ganga Dynasty

Ekadasamukha

Faience

Dandahasta

Dantidurga

Darasuram

Vesara Architecture

Deva Raya II

Brahmi And Sundari

Brihat Samhita

Bronze Age

Chaitya

Chakra

Chakrapurusha

Chakravaka

Chakravartin

Chalcolithic Period

Chalukya Dynasty

Chamaradhara

Chamunda

Chamunda Raya

Chand Bibi

Chandayana

Chandesa

Chandesanugrahamurti

Chandra

Chandragupta II

Chandragupta Maurya

Chandrashala

Chengalpattu

Chenrezig

Chera

Chin Mudra

Chinese Silk Painting

Chitrashala

Chittoor

Chola

Bhagavata Purana

Bhagirath

Bhairava

Bhairavi

Bhaisajyaguru

Bhakti

Bharata (Jainism)

Bharthari

Bhogashakti

Bhringi

Bhudevi

Bhutagana

Bhuvaraha

Bijapur

Bindu

Bindu-Varttana

Biruda

Bodhisattva

Bodhyagri Mudra

Brahma

Brahmagiri

Brahmi Script

Ardhamandapa

Ardhanarishwara

Ardhaparyanka

Arjuna

Aruna

Asaf Jahi Dynasty

Ashtadikpalas

Asura

Atisha

Axis Mundi

Ayudhapurusha

Baburnama

Bahamani Sultans

Bamiyan Buddha

Abhinavagupta

Abhinaya

Abhiniskramana Sutra

Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Achutyadeva

Adimurti

Adipurana

Agama

Agamic Texts

Agastya Teertha

Agni

Ahilyabai Holkar

Ahmadnagar

Airavata

Aiyanar Sasta

Akshobhya

Albert H Longhurst

Alexander Cunningham

Alvar

Amitabha

Amoghasiddhi

Amuktamalyada

Ananda Nilayam

Anandatandava

Anantasayana

Andal

Andhaka

Antarala

Apasmara Purusha

Appar

Apsara

Archaeological Museum Mohenjo-Daro

An image of a mudra (hand gesture) depicting the thumb touching the tip of the ring finger.

Sacred Gestures: Mudras in Buddhist Iconography

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A rock-cut relief of a Hindu mythological scene with carved figures of elephants, deities and other divine beings.

Monolithic Sculpture and Architecture

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Major Schools of Indian Miniature Painting

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A stone ring with bands of designs depicting female deities, plants and geometric patterns.

Hot Buttons: Art Objects with Contested Meanings

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A close-up shot of a detail from a textile showing several fragments of iridescent beetle wings sewn onto the fabric.

Gold, Talismans and Beetle Wings: Ornamentation in Indian Art

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A pillar capital carved in the shape of a mythical being with an animal-like face, its hands appearing to hold a stone slab.

Doorways and Divinity: Guardian Spirits in South Asian Art

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Hunting the Tiger: A Symbol of Imperial Power

Khushmi Mehta, Chandrica Barua

How Did Rajput Women Resist Patriarchal Portraiture?

Khushmi Mehta

Spies, the City of Tawariq and the Hamzanama

Pooja Savansukha

The Waq-Waq Tree and How it Fuelled the Mughal Imagination

Pooja Savansukha

Is Renaldi’s Muslim Lady Reclining a Subject to Voyeurism?

Pooja Savansukha

What’s an Ideal Response to Falling in Love?

Khushmi Mehta

Painting or a Diagram?: Looking at the Ayurvedic Man

Shivani Kasumra

Karma, Rebirth and Naraka According to Jain Cosmology

Shrey Maurya

What Makes a Tortoise Representative of the Earth in Bhagavata Purana?

Chandrica Barua

The Orientalisation of Victoria Gouramma

Chandrica Barua

Karaikkal Ammaiyar: The Shaiva Poet-Saint

Shrey Maurya

Traversing Linear Perspective: Awadh through Faizallah’s Eyes

Arundhati Chauhan

The Emperor and his Wine Cups

Shrey Maurya

What Does the Legacy of Malik Ambar Tell us About the African-origi...

What Does the Legacy of Malik Ambar Tell us About the African-origin Diaspora in India?

Pooja Savansukha

What Rembrandt Learned from Mughal Miniatures

Shrey Maurya

A Clandestine Meeting of Lovers: Chokha’s “Escapade at Night”

Shrey Maurya

Jewels and Horses: How the Horsehead Hilts combined two royal inter...

Jewels and Horses: How the Horsehead Hilts combined two royal interests of the Mughals

Shrey Maurya

Does “Krishna’s Longing for Radha” Echo the Lyricism of Jayadeva’s ...

Does “Krishna’s Longing for Radha” Echo the Lyricism of Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda?

Pooja Savansukha

Offering Empathy: The Abhaya Mudra

Shrey Maurya

What Can the Construction of Gardens Reveal to us About Imperial Mo...

What Can the Construction of Gardens Reveal to us About Imperial Motives?

Pooja Savansukha