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Insect Societies
Through caricatures, Dr. Kamat humanizes the world of insects.

Servants of God
Article on the history of the Devadasi system of India where women served in temples as courtesans and artists.

Animal Motifs
Collection of pictures showing animal life as depicted in ancient and not-so-ancient Indian art.

Temple of Rat
Information about the temple of Karnimata in Bikaner, where rats are worshipped as divine messengers.

India Trip 2005
Notes, anecdotes and pictures of Vikas Kamat's India trip during the year 2005.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Soldiers fighting with swords and plates
Detail from a memorial stone (hero-stone), Karnataka
Historical Artifacts
Martial Art Education
Teacher is teaching Sword Trickery
Illustration from Sougandhikaparinaya

Ballet Dancer from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Portrait of a Ballet Dancer
Tiger Hunting
The King gets a Tiger
Hunting scene from an illustrated manuscript Sougandhikaparinaya

Emperor Babur Hunting a Tiger
Mogul Miniature Paintings of Babur-nama
Babur Hunting a Tiger
Faces of India
A Contended Konkani Housewife

Curled-up Worm
Curled up
Boar as Savior
Lord Vishnu as a Wild Boar
Beautiful Kavi art mural of Varahavatar (the avatar as a boar)

The Mirror Project
Man using a broken mirror to shave
Mirror
The Mavashia Woman
Woman Belonging to the Mavashia Community

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