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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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!

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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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