Pride of place above the fireplace in the sitting room of our little house in distant Blighty is a painting from North ... the lap of this–indigo blue coloured–Buddha is the white image ...

Abu Dhabi: A painting featuring the giant statue of Buddha in Bamiyan in Afghanistan is attracting the attention of visitors at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi as the world fights religious extremism.

The 36-year-old artiste painted an image of Buddha by substituting the painting brush with a roll of jute twine. He received a certificate recognising his feat, in Hyderabad on Tuesday (August 5).