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Women's Museum
Pictures from the Shashwati Women's Museum Collection in Bangalore

Kingdom of the Young
Article on the fascinating system of tribal education involving free sex, hunting, dancing, and music.

Truth About Kashmir
Frequently asked questions and answers about the turmoil in Kashmir.

Our Kashmir
Pictures of arts, crafts, and people of the Indian part of Kashmir

Genitalia Worship
Indians have worshipped the sexual organs for centuries. Pictures of the Linga mystique.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Merry-Go-Around Puppets
During the performance it looks as if the man is chasing the woman!
Leather Puppets
Tantric Goddess of Hornad
Deity Annapurneswari
The village of Hornad, Chikkamagalur District

Sharada Devi
Married to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sharada Devi became an active partner in his spiritual discoveries and a led a life being worthy of adulation and worship bestowed upon her.
Outstanding Indian Women
Tribals of Madhya Pradesh
Long Distance Walking
Tribals who cannot afford bus fare, take to long distance walking

Woman Relaxing her Man in Bed
Detail from a South Indian illustration. Notice the luxurious furniture depicted by 19th century artist
Erotic Paintings
Lady Musicians of Rajsthan
Ladies Playing Drums
Detail from a Rajput Miniature Painting

Epigraphist B. L. Rice
Rice was leading epigraphist in Mysore kingdom and was instrumental in publication of Epigraphica Carnatica
B.L. Rice
Dasharatha Gets Boon of Payasam
Sacrifices Yield Boon Giving Pudding
Rishyashringa performed the holy sacrifice and the final day of the event, a dark skinned deity appeared from sacrificial alter and handed over a vessel of payasam to Dasharatha. He distributed the pudding equally between his three queens.

Span of Satavahana Empire
Satavahana kings ruled much of Deccan plataeu between 50 B.C. to 250 A.D.
Ancient Political Maps of India
The Indian Empire, 1914
Map of India in 1914
Map showing states protected by British. Circa 1914

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