style, and share close similarities with 13th-century temples constructed in the Kaveri Delta region in Tamil Nadu. Nearly all the carvings were carved with greenish-gray granite, which was widely available in the nearby hills and used in the region's local architecture. Shiva-related themes depicted in Quanzhou temple include the story of Gajaranya Kshetra - an elephant worshipping a Shiva linga, the story of the Saivite saint Thirumular depicted through a cow anointing a linga, and two Hindu wrestler stories from the Indian region now called as Andhra Pradesh. In addition to Shiva, a Vishnu sculpture has been discovered in Nanjiaochang area. Two pillars on the Kaiyuan temple have seven images dedicated to Vishnu - one with Garuda, one in the man-lion Narasimha avatar, one depicting the legend of Gajendra Moksha, one with Lakshmi, one as Krishna stealing milkmaids clothing to tease them, one depicting the story of Vishnu as Krishna subduing serpent Kaliya, and another of Krishna in Mahabharata. See also Buddhism in China Religion in China Hinduism Hinduism in Southeast Asia Hinduism by country List of Hindu temples Chinas Notes References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20051130092700/http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/chinrelg.html http://www.religionfacts.com/chinese_religion/history.htm http://hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_buddhism.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060827153514/http://www.hindu.org/publications/frawley/yogabuddhism.html Siva Temple in China Hare Krishna - ISKCON Hong Kong Center 象神金殿