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Caravans would come down to Leh across the Karakoram through Kashmir and from the Chang Tang and Tibet carrying wool and salt to be traded for cotton, silk, dyes, spices and dried fruit.
Karsha Monastery, Zanskar | Trekking in Ladakh
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The large, 11th century monastery makes a dramatic sight as it comes into view clinging to the steep rocky hillside. Below, the valley opens wide into a flat plain that reaches the town of Padum.
Warli Paintings | Tribal Art from India
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Several years ago some Warli artists started to paint on cloth, using the same brownish coloured paste made from mud and cow dung. The most usual colour is a reddish brown or dark umber. Indian Miniature Paintings
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Indian Miniature paintings are often commissioned for books and are usually executed on paper. You will also see similar styles of painting on a larger scale in palaces such as these at Bundi, a small town in Rajasthan.
Silk Road Gallery
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In April 2017 we opened a new showroom for called the Silk Road Gallery and we'd be delighted to see you there. The Gallery is in a converted stable block in Sheffield's popular Sharrow Vale Road.