There are records that show that the Northwest of India was once ruled by Greeks.

However the relations between the Greeks and India,especially the Tamils date back to centuries earlier.

These Greek Kings later ,some of them, converted to Buddhism.

They held both Hinduism and Buddhism that they minted Coins in honor of the Deities of these religions.though Buddhism does not endorse the view of God.

These coins date back to 185 BC.

Indian coinage of Agathocles, with Buddhist lion and Lakshmi. “AgathoklesCoinage”. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AgathoklesCoinage.jpg#mediaviewer/File:AgathoklesCoinage.jpg

• “Arunad Yavanah Sāketam” (“The Yavanas (Greeks) were besieging Saketa”)
• “Arunad Yavano Madhyamikām” (“The Yavanas were besieging Madhyamika” (the “Middle country”)).-Patanjali in Mahabhasya.

Coin of Agathocles,Krishna and Balarama. “Agathokles” by Classical Numismatic Group;[1] – Classical Numismatic Group. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agathokles.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Agathokles.jpg

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