For Ganesh Chaturthi - a 1.5 millennia ancient depiction from the Khotanese Saka ( Scythian ) settlement of Endere, in the Taklamakan Desert of Western China.

Ganesha - He really does get in Everywhere !

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Lord Shiva and Rostam, Khotan.

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ホータン(和田)博物館の一枚を模写してみた。#絵
  

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TIL a cave filled with 7000+ scrolls was walled up in China in 11 century, and rediscovered in 1900. Texts in Chinese, Tibetan, Hebrew, Khotanese, Sanskrit, Sogdian, Tangut, Uyghur, Old Turkic; diverse traditions and topics, like this famous star map!

https://t.co/ZaS7pywL8H https://t.co/t2eVhOAGzS

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is this 4 armed Buddhsit deity Brahma? ,though in /central Asian Persian style costume from Dandān-Uiliq at Khotan, Tarim Basin

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Iranic Saka peoples that originally inhabited Yarkand & Kashgar in ancient times were ruled by Buddhist Saka Kingdom of Khotan when 1st major Turkic incursions began.The Saka Kings were still culturally-influenced by Buddhist homeland of India,with rulers adopting Hindu names.

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Looking for to celebrate the this 10th century sutra cover from the Mogao caves China is a favourite (IOL Khot S 46) https://t.co/7HOC6mFWpx

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Two sides from a panel painted by Yuchi Yiseng/Viśa Īrasangä from the E. Iranic Saka kingdom of Khotan, in what is now Xinjiang, China, during the early Tang Dynasty (600 CE). On the left is the "Hindu" god Shiva. On the right is the Persian hero Rustam from the Shahnameh.

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Paper flowers such as these were stuck to murals etc in shrines by devotees. These are from Dunhuang and Khotan and probably date from 9th or 10th century. Search for 'flower' on https://t.co/oiasR2QD0I for many examples

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