- An Apsara is a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hinduism and Buddhist culture.
- Chakravartin [»Wheel-Turning King«]is an ideal [or idealized) universal ruler, in the history, religion, and mythologies of India. The concept is present in the cultural traditions of Vedic, Hindu, Jain and Buddhist narrative myths and lore.
- A Dhoti is a type of sarong, tied in a manner that outwardly resembles »loose trousers«.t is a lower garment forming part of the ethnic costume for men in the Indian subcontinent.
- A Gandharva is a member of a class of celestial beings in Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers.
- A Girdle is belt, especially if a cord or rope, is called a girdle if it is worn as part of Christian liturgical vestments, or in certain historical, literary or sports contexts.
- A Kalaviṅka is a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail.
- Kinnara is a celestial musician, part human and part bird, who are musically paradigmatic lovers, in Hinduism and Buddhism.
- A Mandorla is an almond-shaped aureola, i.e. a frame that surrounds the totality of an iconographic figure.
- Pastiglia is an Italian term meaning »pastework«, is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain
- Vahana [or animal vehicle] literally "that which carries, that which pulls"] denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical, a particular Hindu God is said to use as a vehicle. In this capacity, the vahana is often called the deity's »mount«.
- Vyala, is a Hindu mythological creature, portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features.