India

1. Noah Bells-jayce

1.1. This artifact represents the Aryan people, who were wandering herdsmen. Their food and clothing came from cattle. From their herds they also counted their wealth. These bells, such as the fascimile pictured below, are distinctive becasue each bell is completely made by hand. It is the secret family formula of smelting various metals, the hand hewed clapper, and the individual tuning of each bell that creates the unusual resonate sound. Shepherds prize these bells as they enable them to easily hear and find their flocks from many miles away. It is an old Indian belief that these bells scare away devils and evil spirits.

2. Figure Fighting Tiger-jayce

2.1. The Mogul emperors and nobles enjoyed hunting. They sometimes used cheetahs for hunting gazelle or hunted tigers while riding on the backs of elephants. Such toys as the one pictured below may have even been common prior to 1526 when the Moguls invaded northwest India.

3. Holi -Baron

3.1. Indians celebrate it because it’s the triumph of good over evil.

4. Diwali -Baron

4.1. Indians celebrate it because it’s the triumph of good over evil.

5. Mangar Bani-jayce

5.1. Mangar Bani is in the Aravalli hills, one of the world's oldest mountain ranges that once stretched from the north of India

6. Eid-ul-Fitr - gian

6.1. Eid-ul-Fitar in India starts on the first day of the month of Shawwal, just like any other country. Eid Ul Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims break their fast, with the sighting of new crescent moon in the evening, on the last day of Ramadan. It marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.

7. Pashmina shawls -Lexine

7.1. The wool is delicate, fine, and exceptionally warm. This wool acts as an insulator and keeps the goat warm and active. Even though the diameter of this fine wool is just 12-16 microns, its warmth is such that never has an animal died due to cold, as long there was Cashmere over its body!

8. Stoles -Lexine

8.1. The stole is a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations, which symbolizes priestly authority; in Protestant denominations which do not have priests but use stoles as a liturgical vestment, however, it symbolizes being a member of the ordained.

9. Miniature Painting -Lexine

9.1. Miniature paintings are executed on a very small scale and are generally done on perishable material such as cloth, paper, leaves, etc. It is an ancient art in India and there were many schools for the same, including those of the Rajputs, Deccans and the Mughals

10. statue of buddha - gian

10.1. The teachings of Gautama Buddha had great popular appeal. Born to the Shakya tribe on the borders of Nepal, in about 560 B.C. Buddha (the Englightened One) left home at the age 29 and lived six years practicing asceticism. He gave up that practice and turned to meditation, receiving enlightenment after sitting under a tree for 49 days. The results of this meditation were given in a sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath, 4 miles away from Banara. Basically, the Buddhist code was based upon the moral conduct of the individual. The great Mauryan ruler, Ashoka, converted to Buddhism. Ashoka was heavily influenced by Buddhist teachings, especially its principle of ahimsa or non-violence. Buddha was first depicted in human form some time in the 1st century B.C. The sculptors took Greek god Apollo as their first model, but soon Buddha's form became Indianised and the face assumed the closed eyes and the smile of the Asian Buddha. This statue pictured below is a replica, probably from the 5th century. Buddhism faded from India, a casualty in the war between supporters of rival gods.