Mural traditions from Ajanta to Kerala
- Ajanta: tempera on plaster, Padmapani and Vajrapani (cave 1), Jataka narratives, Vakataka patronage under Harishena
- Bagh caves (Madhya Pradesh): Gupta-Vakataka murals, the Hallisaka or Hallisalasya joyous group dance panel
- Badami sittanavasal
- Pallava chola murals
- Vijayanagara nayaka kerala
- Six limbs of painting (shadanga) and the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana