Why do you think elaborate

sculptures made in ancient

India have survived, while other

religious art has been lost?

It is exactly due to the climatic conditions that persist in India serves to be the major factor for the survival of elaborate sculptures in India.

Explanation:

Indian subcontinent' climate make the sustenance of the organic substance s difficult. Sculptures made out of stone can with stand the ravages of time. materials made of terracotta, metal and stone can persist for long because it is adaptable to the climate that prevails in India.

The first known sculpture is from the Indus valley civilization. Many copper figures were excavated and they were preserved. These serve to be the historical evidences of great past.