Happy Man Relaxing behind the Delhi Fort
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| The Capital Chaos
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Carved Wooden Platform Notice the Simhamukha motif at the center | |
| Lambanis, the Gypsies of India
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Four Headed Brahma, Ballegavi
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| An Illustrated Kannada Inscription
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A Wooden Idol of Ganesh Worshipped by Tribals of Madhya Pradesh
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| Ugranarasimha of Hampi This lion-faced image of Lord Vishnu is one of the few artifacts visible in the ruins of Hampi. |
Veena maestro Doraiswamy Iyengar
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| Nagamandala, the Snake Web
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A Rajasthani Pavilion This structure has graced the cover of Kamat's book "Na Rajasthanadalli" | |
| A Terra Cota Relief from a Temple in Bengal
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Jaipur City Palace, Rajasthan
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| The Ambar Palace, Rajasthan Westside View |
Gowri-Rajni Raga Northern Deccan painting perhaps by Shubhachandra (Subbarao) | |
| Adil Shah II playing tamboor
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Female Bard from Deccani Painting Detail from a 17th century painting | |
| Horse Decorated with Sages Detail from a Deccan Miniature Painting |
African Eunuch -- Dakhani miniature painting
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| Picture of a Maratha Peshwa with his Courtiers Detail from a Dakhani Miniature Painting, 18th century |
The Long Gown Worn by a Nawab
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| A Young member of the Siddi Community See Also: African-Indian community |
Newly Weds at their Wedding Feast
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| Lambani Woman on way to Marketplace
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Basing -- A Wedding Headgear made with Pith Wedding headgear worn by Halakki farmers | |
| Lepakshi Paintings in Ruins
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A Painting of Vijayanagar period
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| Mysore Style Ganesh "Siddhi Vinayak" from a 19the century painting, artist is unknown. |
The Sword of Tippu Sultan
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| A Chalukyan Miniature Painting
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Toda Village Elder, Ooty
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| Home-made Sugar (Jaggery) Man boiling sugar-cane juice to make sugar |
Krishna Milking a Cow
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| Farmer at Work -- Wooden Carving
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Mangeshi Light Post, Goa
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| Kissing Couple, A Sculpture from Banavasi Sculpture of c. 11th Century |
A Man belonging to Native Maratha (kad-maratha) Community
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| The Fearsome Blue
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Coins from Ancient India Coins belonging to Kadamba period | |
| A Portuguese Style Bust from a Goan Museum
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Halakki Gowda Farmer Halakki Man making Turayi ( a decorative Head gear) for Harvest Festival | |
| Elephants in the Forest
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A Village Woman
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| Grandma Gowdati (Halakki Lady) caring for a Child
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The Sringeri Vidyaranya Temple
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| Bullock Cart in Village India
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An Elephant Goes to Work Elephant carrying a wooden log at H.D. Kote, Karnataka | |
| Habitat of the Kadu-Kuruba Tribals A girl combs hair of a sibling; in a forest near Heggada Devana Kote village. |
Habitat of the Kadu-Kuruba Tribals
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| Toda Woman Engaged in Embroidery
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Lone Tusker in Bandipur National Forest
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| A Lingayat Temple
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Maidens on their way to Ghotul
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| Adivasi Dancer Dandami Maria tribal, Madhya Pradesh |
Animals as Divine Vehicles A line-drawing based on ancient sculptures | |
| Animal Life Depicted in Period Art Line drawings based on ancient sculptures |
Logo of the Kadamba Dynasty
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| An Adivasi making rope from tree bark Chameli Ghotul, Madhya Pradesh |
Buffalo-horn head gear, Madhya Pradesh
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| Facial mask for the festive days
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Sailing in Sharavati river, Karnataka
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| A street in downtown Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, 1991
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Five Attendants Wall painting from Sibi, Tumkur District | |
| Krishna fondling two Gopis (girlfriends) Town of Sibi, Tumkur District |
Nallappa, the Builder of Sibi Temple, with his Three Brothers
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| King Ravana and his ten heads -- line drawing based on a Sibi painting
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Ghotul buildings, Madhya Pradesh
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| Tribal man wearing rumal, Madhya Pradesh
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Garuda the King of Birds
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| Tribal Woman in a Old-fashioned Bordered Saree
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Letter writing and the use of birds as messengers Detail from Painting on Daria Daulat palace, Srirangapattana | |
| A Muslim Mother and Her Child Mother and child belonging to the Navayat community. They are of Persian descent and live primarily on the Southwestern coast. |
Kavi Art Mural Mural shows five headed god dancing with his consort in his arms | |
| The decorations of the fortune (kani) teller
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Huttari Dancer from Coorg
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| A Male Folk Artist Dressed as a Queen
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Pungi Kunita -- The Dance with Blow Horn
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| Man Blowing the Horn Nagaswaram
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Man in Red Rumal
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| Bamboo Comb, Bastar A Bamboo Comb is a Token of Love among the some tribals of Central India. See: Ghotuls |
Indian Model in a Sari
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| A drummer of the Santhal tribe, West Bengal
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A decked-up Lambani woman
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| Plassey war memorial, Plassey, West Bengal
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Interior of Sheesh Mahal (glass palace), Rajasthan
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| Cow, temple, cow. A terra cotta temple in West Bengal |
Musical Instrument Maker Making of musical instrument Khol in West Bengal | |
| 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 | |
| Man Welcomes a Horse Mounted Hero to Town
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Aiming at a Deer: Prehistoric Cave Painting
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| Homeward bound with a bagful of rats
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Mystical Bird from a Pre-historic Cave Painting
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| Yashodha and boy Krishna Detail from a Mysore Traditional Painting |
Mysore Traditional Painting
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| Eaborate Woolen Embroidery
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Swadeshi Memorabilia Woman weaves cloth under Gandhi's bust From a picture postcard from 1940s | |
| Romancing Couple -- Painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
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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 |