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Habitat of the Kadu-Kuruba Tribals
Rajasthan Picture Gallery
Marble roofs and arches of Rajasthan

Toda temple with a curved roof
Toda Temple

The Kalash of a Buddhist temple

Early Morning Art Outside a Tamilian Home
Daily morning art outside a Tamilian home

Painted Temple of Malagi

Sirsi Marikamba Temple

The Gonda Habitat with Country Tiles
Probably the House of the Village Chief.

A Typical Hut, Rajasthan
The town of Jobner
Town of Jobner

Paintings on a Tribal Hut, Bhojpur
Notice the round tiles on the roof

A Temple of Madhya Pradesh

Entrance to Temple, Goa

Entrance to Mangeshi Temple
Houses of Common
Thatched Huts
The village of Kasarkod, 1984

Adivasi Habitat, Madhya Pradesh
Known as Manchal, this is the typical habitat of the tribals of Madhya Pradesh.
Indigenous Habitat

The Khetapai Temple of Bhaktal
Ramayan sculptures are found on its walls. The verandah is decorated with social themes. Notice the stone roof of the temple in Hoysala style.

A Siddi Habitat
The village of Sambrani in Uttara Kannada

A Devotee Offers Prayers at a Tiny, Roadside Temple

Temple Inside Temple Inside Temple
Deity placed within Tulasi at Gokarn Pratakal Muth, Goa

Barsur Temple
Madhya Pradesh

A Door in a Cancone Temple
Notice the geometrical patterns itched arc on the entrance

Designs Around a Temple Window
The village of Cancone, Goa

The Minaret of a Mosque
The village of Malgi, North Kanara, 1983
Modest Habitats of India
Two Roofs
A thatched roof and a tiled roof in the village of Hadolli

Home Improvement
A man working on his house, the town of Honavar, 1982
House of Commons
How India Gets Her Water
Man pulling water from a well with the help of a pulley and rope

Krishna Temple, Udupi
Native Architecture
A Building at Shantiniketan Campus

Stone Benches at the Temple Entrance
Konkan Coast, 1983
Arched Entrance to Temple
Common Houses of India
Home of a Basket Weaver
Villagers in front of their humble home. Notice the Rangoli in the front yard

Habitat of a Basket Weaver
The weavers have transformed their art of basketry into building homes as well
Home Made from Woven Bamboo
Indian Houses
Old Fashioned Indian House
Ancestral home of Jyotsna Burde in Kumta

A Hut in Bandipur Forest
Thatched Hut
Houses of India
Thatched Roof and Decorated Walls of a Hut
Notice the artwork on the walls and windows

A Poor Family's Habitat
Town of Haveri, Karnataka
House of Commons

 

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