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Indian Elephants
Section on the elephants of India explores their use in temples, as work-force, and their role in Indian society; includes a FAQ and a number of pictures.

Wild and Dangerous
Tigers, Lions and other predators of Indian jungle. Includes pictures of a white tiger, and an article on the now extinct Indian Cheetah

History & Culture of Orissa
Section on the history, arts, and culture of Orissa covers its famous temples, handicrafts, and people.

Nation of Villages
India is a nation of villages. A pictorial documentation of rural life in India during the twentieth century.

Organic Living
The author illustrates how elements of Indian culture use natural products for living, décor, and rituals.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Complaining about respective Daughter-in-laws?!
Two eldely ladies exchange family welfare, Bangalore 		Candid Shots of Bangalore
Lord Shiva of Badami
Shiva and his bull vehicle Nandi

There's No Such Thing as a Maternity Saree
Because the saree is unstitched piece of cloth, no special clothes are required during pregnancy		 Pregnant Indian Woman in Sari
Ancient Milk Vendors
Ancient Sculpture shows Milk Products being Transported
Detail from medieval wooden sculpture in a Goan monastery

A Painting of Vijayanagar period
 Lepakshi Temple Painting
Ishwar and Parvati
Kavi Art Mural
Mural shows five headed god dancing with his consort in his arms

Painting of Lord Vishnu
Richly detailed Mysore traditional painting 		Mysore School of Art
Wall Paintings of Lepakshi
A Lady with Raised Hair Bun
Detail from a Lepakshi temple painting

Dueling Soldiers
Detail from a sculpture in Hampi 		Artifacts of Hampi
Old Kannada Records
Kadata -- Handmade Blackboards
Artifacts from Ikkeri museum. These are copies of grants made to the temples. Even accounts were kept on Kadatas in medieval Karnataka

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