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Dancing for the Gods
In the remote village of Gundabala, a classical performance of Yakshagana is played for the appeasement of Lord Hanuman every night for eight months.

Kamat Goes to a Puppet Show
Proceedings of a shadow puppet performance in rural India.

Maratha King Shivaji
A brief biography and a timeline of Shivaji who founded the powerful Maratha kingdom.

The Konkani Language
Dr. K. L. Kamat traces the origins and development of the Konkani language.

Luxury Transport of Palanquins
The romance, utility, and the history of palanquins in India.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Paintings of Masks
Chindwara Tribal Museum Collection		 Tribal Masks
The Crafts of India
Painted Mask
Painted Enamel Mask

Silver Chariot of Kadri Temple
Mangalore, Karnataka		 Temple Chariots
Indian Antiques
A Silver Kettle
From a private collection, Mangalore

A Jain Teacher
Detail from a relief in a Jain monastery in the village of Bilgi		 A Jain Inscription
Ancient Erotica
Mithuna Lovers
Ancient Erotica

Dinshaw Wacha (1844-1936)
President of Indian National Congress, 1901 Calcutta Convention		 Prominent Parsis
Pillarn Art
Human Figures on Temple Pillar Carvings
The Mallikarjuna Temple, Cancone, Goa

Temple Pillar
The Village of Ashnote near Karwar		 Pillars of India
Database of Indians
Gorur Sheshamma Ramaswamy Iyengar
Wife of Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bangalore, 1983

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