Indian weaver predominantly used a wide variety of classical motifs such as the swan ("hamsa"), the lotus ("kamala"), the tree of life ("kulpa", "vriksha"), the vase of plenty ("purna", "kumbha"), the elephant ("hathi"), the lion ("simha"), flowing floral creepers ("lata patra"), peacocks ("mayur") and many more. Legendary creatures such as winged lions, centaurs, griffins, decorative of ferocious animals, animals formally in profile or with turned heads, animals with human figures in combat or represented in roundels were also commonly used motifs. These motifs have remained in existence for more than two thousand years. However, new patterns have consistently been introduced; sometimes some of these are even an amalgamation of the existing patterns. Such attempts at evolving new designs were particularly noticeable from the 10th century onwards, when patterns were altered to meet the specific demands of the Muslim rulers.