The Sword of Tippu Sultan
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Coins from Ancient India
Coins belonging to Kadamba period |
Hero-stone Depicting Men Fighting Battle To Defend Cows and Women
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Soldiers fighting with swords and plates
Detail from a memorial stone (hero-stone), Karnataka |
Coin of Mogul king Shah Alum
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Gold Coin of Sultan Adil Hijora, 1198 A.D.
Coin issued to commemorate one year of ascending the throne |
Queen Shantala's mother Machikabbe
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The Hero of Nelavagilu
Detail from a hero-stone, Nelavagilu |
Loga -- a very brave dog
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This interesting sculpture shows two sages accosting a courtesan
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A grand four-storied hero-stone of the Vijayanagar period
Kaken village in Andhra Pradesh |  |
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Gandhi centenary 1869-1969.
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Precious Stones and Golden Artwork
Detail from an ornament of Mysore Maharaja |  |
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A heap of wooden memorials at Pachmadi in Central India
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An Earthen Memorial of Bastar District
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A group of grantite pillars, Pachmaddi
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Pillar Memorial of Tamiya
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The Hero of a Memorial, Pachmadi
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The Hero and his Wife
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A Group of Memorials at Barsur in Bastar
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Hero of a Stone Memorial in Barsur Village
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Hero with Shield
A left-handed soldier brandishing a sword on a memorial in Barsur |
A Memorial Gata of the Bhil Tribe
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Sati stone belonging to the Bhil tribe, Chindawada
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Wooden memorials of the Korku tribe, Pachmadi
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Carved Wooden Pillar in the Village of Gidam
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A Painted Slab Memorial, Madhya Pradesh
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Depiction of a Hero -- Rock Shelter Painting
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A hero in the forest
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A panel of a wooden memorial in Central India
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An Ancient Kannada Inscription
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A Memorial of Madhya Pradesh
Notice in tha panel -- the woman is giving a foot-massage to the reclining man |
Gold Panum, South India
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Vijayanagar Coin (Gold), Medieval Deccan
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Two Annas Issued in Egypt
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Hyder Ali's Currency (Gold)
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Gold Coin of Hijera Kings (1353 A.D.)
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Constantinople Coin, Hijera (1200 A.D.)
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Indian Postage Stamp Honoring Artist Jamini Roy
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Mythical Figure from an Astrological Text
The caption reads "Adhokundali" |
Ancient Areka Nut Cracker
A pair of Addakatri scissors from Shashwati Museum collection |  |
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Traditional Indian Footwear with Studded Precious Stones
Padukas of Mysore Kings, CBI Collection |
Wooden Memorial, Meghnath
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Geometrical Designs of Palm Leaf
From Bangalore University Collection |
Palm Leaf Illustration
A page from an illustrated Kannada manuscript. Bangalore
University Library |  |
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Pages from a Palm Leaf Manuscript
Bangalore University Collection, Bangalore |
Geometrical Designs on Palm Leaf
Detail from a palm-leaf manuscript |  |
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Palm Leaf Text
Karnataka Sahiya Parishad Collection, Bengaluru |
The Five Pronged Arati
The tool used to bless a deity with a flame. |  |
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Samartha Ramdas
Illustration from the Marathi manuscript Dasabodham.Tanjavur Museum Collection |
Hero Fighting a Tiger
Hero-stone sculpture, Hadolli |  |
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Beauty in Utility - Embroidered Game Board
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |
Sanskrit Palm-leaf Text
17th Century. Keladi Museum |  |
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Abstract Memorials for the Dead
Jagadalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
The Snake Lover
Woodern carving from the temple chariot, Nanjanagudu |  |
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Music Maestro Tansen
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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The Royal Ride
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Dancing Girls
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Yaudheya or Kuninda Period Coin (200 B.C.)
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Ba-Bapu -- The Gandhi Couple
Stamp honoring Kastur-Ba and Mohandas Gandhi (known as Bapuji) |  |
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Composer Shyama Shastri
Stamp honoring Shyama Shastri (1762-1827) |
William Carey (1761-1834)
Indian postage marking bicentenary of William Carey's arrival in Kolkotta |  |
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King Trivikram and The Betal
The Betal stories of Chandamama monthly have entertained the children of India for decades |
Yudhajitu and Sage Bharadhwaj Argue
Illustration from Chandamama Children's Monthly, June 1979 |  |
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Golden Bud Ornament
"Kalya Hali" -- a traditional Konkani jewelry |
When it Pours in Bombay
Cover page of The Illustrated Weekly of India July 4, 1948 shows artist R.K. Laxman's view of Bombay on a rainy day. |  |
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Shiva with a Mace
Sculpture from Ellora |
Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
Stamp honoring the first Indian emperor |  |
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A Painted Illustration from a Palm-leaf Manuscript
19th century manuscript Shivapurana, Bangalore University Collection |
Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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Hunter -- Illustration based on a Petroglyph
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A Example of Nishidhi Stone
Nishidhi-stones are memorials erected in the memory of those who give up their life (suicide) meditating. We see numerous instances of such suicides in India. |
Handle of an Ancient Sword
Picture was taken at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The sword perhaps belonged to a southern king. |  |
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Dilapidated Kadata Document (Paper Document)
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Poet Ameer Khusru (1253-1325)
Detail from a Indian postal stamp |  |
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Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
Detail from a Indian postal stamp |
Panchatantra on Postage
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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President's Message for Haripura Congress Convention
Handwritten message by Subhas Chandra Bose to the delegates of the 1938 session of the Indian National Congress |
Lord Vishnu of Tumkur
Notice mace (gada), conch (shankha) and wheel (chakra) in his hands |  |
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Sieve and Pounding Stick
Artifact from Chindwara Museum of Commons |
Muthuswami Dikshitar ( 1775-1835)
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Fantastic Mythical Animals
Illustration from an astrological text |
Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya manuscript |  |
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Illustrated Manuscript
From Collection of Karnataka Sahitya Parishad, Bangalore |
