This book explores the localized Hindu elements in Southeast Asian art from past to present. Chapters include: Hindu Forms/Material Returns: Advocating for a Water-Centered Approach; Crossed Destinies: The Early Relationship between Tamil Nadu and Thailand with Special Reference to Hindu Artistic and Cultural Elements; Localization of Indic Heritage in Southeast Asia: Some Observations; Hindu Art in the Straits of Melaka; Of Myth and Message: “Hindu” Forms in Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia; Rethinking the Modern and the Islamic through Hindu Forms in Haryadi Suadi and Arahmaiani Works; Crossing Lines: Locating Power, Prowess, and Spiritual Energy in Works by Contemporary Balinese Artists; and Some Hindu Heritage in Modern-Day Thailand