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This is an inscription of the Maukhari king Sarvavarman (c. sixth century CE) found in the fort at Asirgarh, north of the city of Burhanpur, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in Sanskrit with the upper part showing many emblems—a...

Kena Upanishad, verses 1.1–3, partially 4 (opens with salutations to Ganesha) The thick text is the Upanishad scripture, the small text in the margins and edges are an unknown scholar's notes and comments in the typical Hindu style of...

This war scene shown in a temple frieze in the Kailashanatha Temple built by the Rashtrakuta emperor Krishna I (756-773 CE) depicts the Mahabharata war. The soldiers' arms and armour however, belong to the period of the imperial Rashtrakutas...

The Vedas are religious texts from Ancient India that inform the religion of Hinduism. The religion of Hinduism is known by adherents as Sanatan Dharma which means “eternal order” and the Vedas are thought to be the literal words of God which...

Stained glass from St Etheldreda's church in Ely Place, London.

19th-century CE statue of St. Augustine by Antoine Etex in the church of La Madeleine, Paris.

A beautiful series of windows depicting the Genesis account of Creation in the church of Christ the King, Gordon Square in London.

Statue of St. Gregory the Great in the Oratory of St. Barbara on the Caelian Hill, Rome.

Jacob's Dream at Bethel, fresco by Raphael (1483-1520). Vatican Palace.

Mosaic floor of Worcester College's chapel c.1791 CE depicting St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.