Admiring crowds are watching Ladakh craftspersons make the thangka or cloth paintings depicting the Buddha. Nearby, warli artistes from Thane, Maharashtra, are heard telling visitors how these ...

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To people who are interested in understanding the religious culture of this region, an introduction to Thangka is a must. This painting style is the most representative art of Tibetan Buddhism.

This imperial embroidered silk Thangka sold for 348 million HK dollars at Christie's 2014 Hong Kong Autumn Auctions on Nov 26, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] The news that Chinese collector Liu Yiqian ...

People visit an exhibition of Tibetan thangka painting in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 18, 2016. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen) If you are interested in Tibet and Tibetan culture, ...

“It is a rare sight to find an artist from Ladakh meeting another from Kerala.” Tashi Sandup from Ladakh works on Thangka painting The collection of paintings of contemporary artists can be seen at ...