Indian cultural in southeast Asia

 The rise of India’s influence had taken place when the Khmer kings spread it to other regions and decline began with the coming of Islam.

But even though it was a long time ago that India’s influence on Southeast Asia’s culture and civilization more or less halted, the impact can be seen and felt even today on its customs, culture, architectural designs.

The syncretic culture of Southeast Asia is evident in Buddhism being practiced in Hindu temples in Cambodia, Muslim wedding rituals and dress in Malaysia which are based on Hindu rituals and attire, Garuda – the vehicle of Hindu God Vishnu, is the name of Indonesian Airlines, and Naga and Kuber which are prevalent in both Hindu and Buddhist cultures can be seen carved in many places.

A Mahabharata Monument depicting Krishna and Arjun riding a chariot pulled by eleven horses is placed prominently in a park in central Jakarta.Southeast Asia absorbed and retained its past Indian influence in a very distinctive manner over the centuries and today it has melded into the Southeast Asian culture.

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