Trans-Himalayan Murals

Frontline has carried an extremely fascinating account of trans-Himalayan murals in its Oct.23-Nov.5 issue. Many of the murals depicted come from the lost Buddhist kingdoms of Kashmir that were extent in the 8th century, when Vajrayana Buddhism swept eastwards through Ladakh, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Tibet, etc. Another flowering came in the 11th century under the patronage of King Yeshe-Od of Guge. [link]