Happy Man Relaxing behind the Delhi Fort
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The Capital Chaos
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Carved Wooden Platform
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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" |  |
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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) |  |
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Adil Shah II playing tamboor
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Female Bard from Deccani Painting
Detail from a 17th century painting |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |  |
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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 |
