Indian Model in a Sari
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A tribal girl poses
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An Indian woman in sari
Having dense, long hair was/is considered a sign of female beauty in India |  |
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From One Generation to Another
A mother teaches Rangoli to daughter |
"I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!"
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A Woman of Havyaka Brahmin Community
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A Hindu widow sans vermilion
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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! |  |
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Girl belonging to the Konkani Kunibi Tribe
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Lost in Deep Thought
A Saraswat Lady, Bangalore |  |
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Portrait of a Muslim Woman
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Draupadi - The Queen of Mahabharat Epic
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A Woman Goes Sati - Painting by Nandalal Bose
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Umabai Kundapur (1892-1992)
(Picture from a book) |  |
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A Model from Bangalore, 1980
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A Model from Bangalore, 1980
Portrait of model Asha Sidenur |  |
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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 |  |
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Kamadhenu the Wish Fulfilling Cow
Shashwati Museum Collection |
A Construction Worker Carrying Bricks
The neighborhood of Malleswaram, Bangalore |  |
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The Miseries of a Widow
Woman with shaven head and red saree |
Half Girl, Half Woman
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An Indian Model
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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. |  |
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Muslim Woman of Kurva
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A Memorial for a Brave Lady
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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Lady from Ajanta Painting
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |
A Toy Cradle
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |  |
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Nut-cracker
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |
Girl Strikes a Dance Position
Notice the delicately held finger positions. |  |
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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 |  |
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Portrait of Indira Gandhi
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Exchange of Turmeric and Kumkum
Girls greeting eachother with exchange of kumkum |  |
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The Sacrificial Women
Replicas of women who immolated themselves in the village of Sodigadde |
Decorated Idols of Satis
The village of Sodigadde, Uttara Kannada |  |
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Girl Gets Help Putting on a Saree
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Owner of a Roadside Eatery, Malleswaram
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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) |  |
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Dakhani Muslim Woman
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Women Assisting a Bride
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Girls Arriving for a Wedding
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"Smile, You are on Kamat's Camera"
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Memorial to a Mahasati
Bust of a Mahasati ((Virtuous Woman) from the village of Sodigadde |
A Young Girl being helped with the Red Dot
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Gossipping Girls
School girls chit-chating on a Bangalore street |
Girls Drying Long Hair
Clay models depicting life of Indian women |  |
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Girl Friends
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Girls Dancing at a Coorgi Wedding
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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 |  |
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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
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Muslim Girl of Kurva
See Also: Photographing the Muslim Ladies of Kurva |
Portrait of a Construction Worker
Bangalore, 2005 |  |
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Ledhaki Woman
Thikse, Ladakh |
Picture of a Maid Servant, Bangalore
Refugees from disaster struck areas come to cities and work as cheap domestic help |  |
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Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya
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A holy lamp from the Shashvati collection in Bangalore
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Gossipping Indian Women
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Women in Silk Sarees and Welcome Bouquets
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A Mother Braids Daughter's Hair
Forest of H.D. Kote near Mysore |
Indian Women in Silk Sarees
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
