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The Women of India
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 Indian Model in a Sari |  |
 |  A tribal girl poses |
An Indian woman in sari Having dense, long hair was/is considered a sign of female beauty in India |  |
 | From One Generation to Another A mother teaches Rangoli to daughter |
"I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!" |  |
 | A Woman of Havyaka Brahmin Community |
A Hindu widow sans vermilion |  |
 | 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! |  |
 | Girl belonging to the Konkani Kunibi Tribe |
Lost in Deep Thought A Saraswat Lady, Bangalore |  |
 | Portrait of a Muslim Woman |
Draupadi - The Queen of Mahabharat Epic |  |
 | A Woman Goes Sati - Painting by Nandalal Bose |
Umabai Kundapur (1892-1992) (Picture from a book) |  |
 | A Model from Bangalore, 1980 |
A Model from Bangalore, 1980 Portrait of model Asha Sidenur |  |
 | 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 |  |
 | Kamadhenu the Wish Fulfilling Cow Shashwati Museum Collection |
A Construction Worker Carrying Bricks The neighborhood of Malleswaram, Bangalore |  |
 | The Miseries of a Widow Woman with shaven head and red saree |
Half Girl, Half Woman |  |
 | An Indian Model |
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. |  |
 | Mahasati Stone at Jagadalabetta in Uttara Kannada The town of Supa, Uttara Kannada |
Muslim Woman of Kurva |  |
 | A Memorial for a Brave Lady |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Lady from Ajanta Painting Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |  |
 | A Toy Cradle Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |
Nut-cracker Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore |  |
 | Girl Strikes a Dance Position Notice the delicately held finger positions. |
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 |
Portrait of Indira Gandhi Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
 | Exchange of Turmeric and Kumkum Girls greeting eachother with exchange of kumkum |
The Sacrificial Women Replicas of women who immolated themselves in the village of Sodigadde |  |
 | Decorated Idols of Satis The village of Sodigadde, Uttara Kannada |
Girl Gets Help Putting on a Saree |  |
 | Owner of a Roadside Eatery, Malleswaram |
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) |
Dakhani Muslim Woman |  |
 | Women Assisting a Bride |
Girls Arriving for a Wedding |  |
 | "Smile, You are on Kamat's Camera" |
Memorial to a Mahasati Bust of a Mahasati ((Virtuous Woman) from the village of Sodigadde |  |
 | A Young Girl being helped with the Red Dot |
Gossipping Girls School girls chit-chating on a Bangalore street |  |
 | Girls Drying Long Hair Clay models depicting life of Indian women |
Girl Friends |  |
 | Girls Dancing at a Coorgi Wedding |
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 |
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 |
Muslim Girl of Kurva See Also: Photographing the Muslim Ladies of Kurva |  |
 | Portrait of a Construction Worker Bangalore, 2005 |
Ledhaki Woman Thikse, Ladakh |  |
 | Picture of a Maid Servant, Bangalore Refugees from disaster struck areas come to cities and work as cheap domestic help |
Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya |  |
 | A holy lamp from the Shashvati collection in Bangalore |
Gossipping Indian Women |  |
 | Women in Silk Sarees and Welcome Bouquets |
A Mother Braids Daughter's Hair Forest of H.D. Kote near Mysore |  |
 | Indian Women in Silk Sarees |
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 |
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 |
Women at a Hindu Wedding |  |
 | 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 |  |
 | Servants Depicted in a Traditional Painting |
Portrait of a Young Window Notice the absence of jewelry and the holy dot |  |
 | Inauspicious Widow? A Hindu widow offers prayers to a diety from outside -- there was a time widows were not allowed inside the temples |
