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Vishnu and Krishna
Video by Asian Art Museum

Vishnu and Krishna

Learn about the Hindu deity Vishnu and his avatar Krishna, and hear a story about Krishna defeating the serpent Kaliya.
Savitri: The Princess who Outsmarted Death
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Savitri: The Princess who Outsmarted Death

Asian Art Museum Storyteller Asha Bajaj tells a Hindu story about a witty princess who outsmarted Death.
How a Prince Became the Buddha
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How a Prince Became the Buddha

Asian Art Museum Storyteller Leta Bushyhead tells a story about how a prince became a Buddha using artworks in the museum's collection.
Shiva
Video by Asian Art Museum

Shiva

Learn how to identify the Hindu deity Shiva and hear a story related to a depiction of Shiva in the Asian Art Museum's collection.
Ganesha, The Remover of Obstacles
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Ganesha, The Remover of Obstacles

Hear the origin story of the Hindu deity Ganesha and learn how to identify depictions of Ganesha with the use of artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection.
TLALOC (The Aztec god of rain, storms, and fertility)
Video by Ban Karasu

TLALOC (The Aztec god of rain, storms, and fertility)

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The Ruins at Mitla
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The Ruins at Mitla

Mitla is a short distance from the home of Porfirio Gutierrez & family in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico. The ruins at Mitla give a glimpse of the former glory of the Zapotec civilization and how it lives to inspire the weavers of today...
Inka Engineering Symposium 5: Khipu & the Inka Empire
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Inka Engineering Symposium 5: Khipu & the Inka Empire

In Part 5 of Engineering the Inka Empire: A Symposium on Sustainability and Ancient Technologies, Gary Urton presents Engineering a World with Strings Attached: The Place of the Khipu in Building the Inka Empire. The knotted-string recording...
The Forerunners of the Inca. Tiwanaku City | History - Planet Doc Full Documentaries
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The Forerunners of the Inca. Tiwanaku City | History - Planet Doc Full Documentaries

▶ SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/PlanetDoc Full Documentaries every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! ▶ Documentary "The Forerunners of the Inca" http://pdoc.es/ForeIncas We traveled to the Bolivian altiplano plateau for the first pre-Inca cultures...
Tiwanaku | History - Planet Doc Full Documentaries
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Tiwanaku | History - Planet Doc Full Documentaries

We travel the immense Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, for its ancient civilizations. The legendary Tiahuanaco and the mysterious islands of the sun and the moon, where even today, its inhabitants invoke the gods Pachamama and Viracocha. Subscribe...
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