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Given to Goddess
Article and a number of pictures on the mysterious cult in Southern India called the devotees of Yellamma or Devadasis (temple women)

Fun with Vegetables
Kamat's lust for life is reflected even in the vegetables he buys! Pictures of common and uncommon vegetables of India.

Artifacts of Heritage
An assorted collection of historical and cultural artifacts from the Indian subcontinent

Of Men, Women and Neuters
Learn about the transvestites in India known as the Hijras and how they are different from the Jogappas practicing the Yellamma cult. While at it, see pictures of cross dressing in Indian theater.

Boy Becomes Man
Pictorial exhibition of the Hindu ordaining ritual known as the Upanayanam or Munji

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The Late Night Restaurateur
Kamat picks salad cucumbers at the Malleswaram vegetable market. A daily visitor for the last 30 years, Kamat is quite an enigma among the roadside vendors. They call him as the Late Night Restaurateur, Photo uncle, and as a Friend of the Poor.
K. L. Kamat
Everyday Kamats
Kamat Buying Vegetables
Picture shows Kamat buying vegetables on the streets of Malleswaram. This has an activity he has performed everyday for the last thirty years!

Kamat Selecting a Transparency for Website
Kamats of Kamats Potpourri
Remembering Kamat
K.L. Kamat Photographing a Temple

Vikas Gets a Joy Ride on Krishna`s Shoulders
Remembering Kamat
Remembering Kamat
The Kamats at their residence in Bangalore
(L to R) Krishnanand, Jyotsna and Hiryoung

Krishna in Jinnah Cap
K. L. Kamat (1934-2002)
Hometown Honor for Krishna
Walking Tall -- Krishna being honored in hometown of Honavar
Notice the folk artists walking on stilts

Portrait of Krishnanand Kamat
K. L. Kamat (1934-2002)
The Last Rites
The Last Rites for a Dead Man

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