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Gods & Monsters: The Naga

January 25, 2017May 24, 2022 - by Kelly M - 4 Comments.

One of the things I’ve always found intriguing about the Tomb Raider series is how often the game writers, developers, and artists draw on real-world mythology and folklore for inspiration when they’re designing ancient environments for Lara Croft to explore and the exotic creatures that populate them. In previous instalments …

Arte-Factual: Golden Trident

August 26, 2015May 24, 2022 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

In the mobile adventure Lara Croft: Relic Run, gamers have the chance to collect a number of South-East Asian artefacts in the game’s Jungle Temple level. One of these is the Golden Trident, a religious symbol commonly associated with the Hindu god Shiva. The Golden Trident is better known by its Sanskrit …

Arte-Factual: Buddhist Symbols of Barkhang Monastery (Part 2)

November 24, 2013May 22, 2022 - by Kelly M - 2 Comments.

Time for another edition of Arte-Factual! This time around, we’ll be returning to Barkhang Monastery to look at some of the other Buddhist symbols that can be found throughout the fictional monastery. The Wheel, or “Dharmachakra”: The Buddhist wheel, or dharmachakra, is one of the oldest and most recognisable motifs in …