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South Asia Art and Culture
the Indian subcontinent forms an inverted triangle extending from the snow-bound Himalayan ranges of Asia toward the equator. Know also as South Asia, the area includes the countries of India, Pakistan ,Bangladesh ,Sri Lanka,Nepal,and Bhutan;artistically,the Tibetan highlands also from part of the region. Stretching some 1800 miles from north to south, and almost the same distance from west to east, the area is home to an ancient and diverse group of cultures

India is the largest single nation of South Asia. Its currently twenty-four states exhibit a cultural diversity comparable to that seen among the nation of Europe. The Tamil region of south India has a language,script,musical tradition,dance form, and an artistic heritage that are quite distinct from those found in,sav,Punjab in north.It is this diversity that makes the artistic traditions of India so complex and rewarding to follow.

Buddha offering protection(10th century).


This grand Buddha gestures compassionate protection to devotees (abhya mudra)

with his raised right hand, while his left hand support the sweeping that the work

is a product of the early Polonnaruva period.

== Seated Ganesha ==

The Hindu god of auspiciousness,Ganesha, is popularly accepted as the first son of Shiva and Parvati,



As the deity who controls obstacles - their invention and their removal - he is worshiped prior to any

serious understanding.This seated four - armed Ganesha hold one of his tusks, two entwined snakes,

an elephant goad, and a box of sweets