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Indian Model in a Sari
Women of India
Tribal Woman
A tribal girl poses

An Indian woman in sari
Having dense, long hair was/is considered a sign of female beauty in India
Woman with Long Hair
Mother teaches Rangoli to daughter
From One Generation to Another
A mother teaches Rangoli to daughter

"I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!"
Bigger the Dot, The Better?
Havyak Brahmin Woman
A Woman of Havyaka Brahmin Community

A Hindu widow sans vermilion
Hindu Widow
Indian Housewife
Portrait of a Housewife
Portrait of a Konkani woman, Honavar

A Farmer Woman with Her Ornaments
This Lady Borrowed Jewelry from entire village to pose for this picture!
Faces of India
Kudubis of Karnataka
Girl belonging to the Konkani Kunibi Tribe

Lost in Deep Thought
A Saraswat Lady, Bangalore
Woman Belonging to the Saraswat Community
Faces of Indian Women
Portrait of a Muslim Woman

Draupadi - The Queen of Mahabharat Epic
Indian Women
Woman Immolates Herself
A Woman Goes Sati - Painting by Nandalal Bose

Umabai Kundapur (1892-1992)
(Picture from a book)
Women of India
A Model from Bangalore, 1980

A Model from Bangalore, 1980
Portrait of model Asha Sidenur
Women of India
Tribal Beauty
Tribal Beauty
Tribal Woman Fashions Tatto on her Mascular Biceps. The Forest of Central India, 1977

Bride and her Best Friend
Picture of Mangala Kamat and Geeta Rayas
Bride and her Friend

Kamadhenu the Wish Fulfilling Cow
Shashwati Museum Collection

A Construction Worker Carrying Bricks
The neighborhood of Malleswaram, Bangalore
Woman Workforce
The Miseries of a Widow
The Miseries of a Widow
Woman with shaven head and red saree

Half Girl, Half Woman
Women of India
An Indian Model

A Widow in Mourning
Hindu widows in India had to shave their heads and wear unattractive clothing. This woman had been mourning for 50 years.
Plight of Widows

Muslim Woman of Kurva

A Memorial for a Brave Lady
Domestic Workers of India
Household Help Siddamma
Mysore, 1985

Memorials Erected for Women Who Committed Sati
These stones are called Maha-Sati stones and can be found in several parts of India
Memorials for Great Satis
Decorated Sati
Decorated Sati from a Hero-stone (Mahasati Stone)
These stones are called Maha-Sati stones and can be found in several parts of India. Picture enhanced by Kamat for clarity.

Bridal Makeup of a Woman Commiting Suicide
Notice the lemon in her right hand and mirror in the left. Illustration based on a Hero-stone
Depiction of a Sati in a Hero-stone
Trial by Fire
Sita's Trial by Fire
Lord Rama's queen Sita is said to have proven her character by subjecting herself to a fire (Agni), and coming out of the fire unharmed

Jute Embroidery -- Work of a Rural Artist
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection
Women`s Art

The Suckling Child --Embroidered Work
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection

Village Woman
Woman belonging to the Gouli tribe. The village of Katur near Sirsi, Uttara Kannada District
The Women of India

Lady from Ajanta Painting
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore

A Toy Cradle
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore

Nut-cracker
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore

Girl Strikes a Dance Position
Notice the delicately held finger positions.
Girl Practicing a Bharatanatyam Move
A Three Paneled Sati Stone
Hero-Stone Depicting Fierce Battle
Three panel hero-stone from Uttara Kannada. Notice the fallen hero in the middle panel, and how carrying of the wife in a palanquin.

Radha Awaiting Krishna
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp Radha-Krishnagarh
Indira Gandhi
Portrait of Indira Gandhi
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp

Exchange of Turmeric and Kumkum
Girls greeting eachother with exchange of kumkum
Indian Girl Culture
Women of India
The Sacrificial Women
Replicas of women who immolated themselves in the village of Sodigadde

Decorated Idols of Satis
The village of Sodigadde, Uttara Kannada
Mahasati Worship
How to Pleat the Indian Drape
Girl Gets Help Putting on a Saree

Owner of a Roadside Eatery, Malleswaram
Commoner`s Eateries
A Siddi Girl
Portrait of a Siddi Girl
The Siddis are an African-Indian community living in India.

Portrait of a Mapli Woman
(Maplis are the migrants from Malabar settled on the west coast of Karnataka)
Faces of Fair Sex
Faces of Fair Sex
Dakhani Muslim Woman

Women Assisting a Bride
Woman Culture
Girls Arriving for a Wedding
Girls Arriving for a Wedding

"Smile, You are on Kamat's Camera"
Portrait of an Indian Girl
Mahasati Memorial
Memorial to a Mahasati
Bust of a Mahasati ((Virtuous Woman) from the village of Sodigadde

A Young Girl being helped with the Red Dot
Girl Gets a Red Dot
Girl Talk
Gossipping Girls
School girls chit-chating on a Bangalore street

Girls Drying Long Hair
Clay models depicting life of Indian women
Maintainence of Long Hair
Girl Kissing Best Friend
Girl Friends

Girls Dancing at a Coorgi Wedding
Celebrating Women
Pink Lips
Miss Pink Lips
Girl applying lipstick

The Misery of a Widow
A widow in a single piece of clothing, her head shaven, ailing with arthritis, walks on the street, abandoned. Town of Udupi, 2001
Widows of India
Sisters-in-Mischief
Sisters-in-Law Sharing a Playful Moment
The joint-family structure of India allowed for deep and long lasting friendship between relatives

Muslim Woman of Kurva Island
Muslim Women of India
Picture of a Muslim Girl
Muslim Girl of Kurva
See Also: Photographing the Muslim Ladies of Kurva

Portrait of a Construction Worker
Bangalore, 2005
Smiling Away Hardships of Life

Ledhaki Woman
Thikse, Ladakh

Picture of a Maid Servant, Bangalore
Refugees from disaster struck areas come to cities and work as cheap domestic help
Domestic Helper
Women Freedom Fighters
Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya

A holy lamp from the Shashvati collection in Bangalore
Historical  & Cultural Artifacts
Girls at Chit Chat
Gossipping Indian Women

Women in Silk Sarees and Welcome Bouquets
Traditional Welcome
Tribal Women in front of their Hut
A Mother Braids Daughter's Hair
Forest of H.D. Kote near Mysore

Indian Women in Silk Sarees
Indian Girl Culture
Gossipping Women
Guests Chatting at a Wedding
Wedding of Tulsidas Kamat, Honavar, 1980

Muthaides or "Blessed Women"
Women are called upon at every Hindu ritual to bless the occasion
Shakti the Woman Power
Women Culture
Exchange of Red and Yellow
Ladies honoring each other by exchanging kumkum and turmeric powder

Woman being Paraded before Suicide
Illustration shows glorification of a woman about to commit the Sati suicide
Assisted Suicide of Women
Domestic Maids of India
The "Maid Servants" as they are known are often children themselves
Portraot of a young maidm Dharwad, 1970

A Mahasati Sculpture
Village of Kekkar, 1982
Sati Memorials of India

 

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