1. Angkor Wat (Cambodia), 12 th century Khmer civilization/ Suryavarman II/ wat/ approach via a stone causeway (gradual ascension vs. building facade)

2. Suryavarman II holding court (Angkor Wat, Cambodia), 12 th century, stone

3. naga and a model of the universe

4. temple mountain (emphasis on exterior)/ shrine dedicated to Vishnu/ barays and a directed supply of water

5. Apsaras (female divinities; celestial dancers who are the attendants of Kama, the god of love)

6. avatars of Vishnu/ Jayavarman VII and the Bayon

7. Left: Towers of the Bayon (Angkor Thom, Cambodia), 12 th to 13 th century Below: Ta Prohm (Angkor Thom, Cambodia), 1186

8. Harihara (Prasat Andet, Cambodia), 7 th century, stone harihara (half Shiva/half Vishnu)

9. Left: Sculpture of a goddess in the Angkor (Khmer) style, 12 th century, sandstone Below: Devatas (female deities) from Angkor Wat, 12 th century

10. Shiva as Nataraja in the Naltunai Isvaram Temple (Punjai, India), c. 1000, bronze carried in processions/ role of Shiva/ flaming nimbus/ Demon of Ignorance/ Ganga

11. Shiva as Nataraja 11 th century, bronze

12. Shiva and his family on Mount Kailasa Shiva and Parvarti/ Vasuki/ Nandi/ Mount Kailasa

13. Statue of Nandi at Halebid (India), 1150

14. Kama and the state of ananga/ Skanda/Ganesh/

15. Surya and Chandra/ Hanuman, the Monkey God/ the tiger of Shiva/ rishis (Brahmin priests)/ Brahma with four heads/ Shiva and the demon Taraka

16. Ganesh (Hoysala, India), 12 th -13 th centuries

17. Vishnu and Attendants (Bangladesh), 11 th century

18. Laotian Buddhas Left: Buddha praying for rain Right: Abhayamudra: Buddha as protector and preserver from suffering, subjugating Mara

19. Below: Bhumisparshamudra: Buddha calling the earth goddess as witness to his enlightenment and his victory over Mara Right: Vitarkamudra: The Buddha setting in motion “the wheel of the law”

20. Abhayamudra: The Buddha as protector and preserver from suffering

21. Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion (Punjab, India), c. 1760, opaque watercolor on paper Krishna/ Radha/ Gita- Govinda/ a lightning bolt in a luxurious setting