The ancient Aryans who had vast knowledge and spiritual background, thought all people of God's creations are the same and hence they would make the beauty and culture of other people their own thus enriching their art treasures. They were the true followers of the Rigvedic statement: 'Aa No Bhadra Kritevo yantu Vishwataha' meaning 'Let all the good thoughts from all sides of the world come to us'. 

There is a tremendous amount of involvement and power in our arts. Some painters and sculptors quite often forgot the daily routine of food and drink and immersed themselves continuously in their creations. Similarly some great dancers of India forget themselves while performing their important dances and become one with the character they are depicting. This self-forgetfulness is the secret of the great artists. Some are born artists and as such their art can reach supreme heights. Indian art emerges from within and not from external influence. Hence artists do not create any external forms and the do not need any models. They become one with the Nature. Some great sages of yore have said: "Ordinarily people seek their God in water. Those having more intelligence seek Gods in skies. Ignorant ones seek their god in rocks

and stones. But, the highly intelligent ones seek their God in the entire world". Indian artists use significant forms to convey their meaning for example Power by a lion, Beauty by a lovely lotus, Life as a wheel and so on. We find these in the various sculptures and artifacts of our ancient temples. The most important one of these is probably the 'Nataraja' statue.