Burning lamp design for Deepavali
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Vision of Krishna's Totality
Rangoli art by Tribhak Joshi |
A Contended Konkani Housewife
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Patel's Wife, Village of Bhanker
Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh, 1976 |
Woman Delivers while Standing Up
Carving from a Chariot, Apprx. 19th Century, Town of Nanjanagudu |  |
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Obscure Erotica
An avid student of Indian art will discover erotica in strangest
and most obscure of places. Shown above is a panel from the holy temple
chariot of Nanjangudu. |
Artist Dressing up as a Woman
Artist Mantap Prabahakar Upadhyaya |  |
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in the Yakshagana Greenroom...
An artist dressing up as a woman |
Man Pitting on a Saree
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Four Panels of the Dodda-maluru Hero-stone
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Curled-up Worm Waits for the Danger to Pass
Curled up worm poses on Kamat's lens-cap |  |
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Anything that Reflects...
Boy uses the reflecting surface of a glazing machine to comb hair |
Man using a broken mirror to shave
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Long Time Before Photoshop, There was Kodak Opaque
Photograph shows how the artist had to block out the background clutter, before the advent of digital photography. (The Opaque prints as blue when you make a color print form a B&W original) |
Homeward Bound
Silhouette of a bullock-cart carrying two men |  |
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The Animal Chain and the Wondering Sadhu
Detail from a sculture at Beluru.
Photograph enhanced for clarity by the photographer |
Waiting for the Bus
Notice how the unstitched saree is worn to cover the head at the same time allow the women to perform sports like bicycling and horse-riding (the saree is wrapped like a trouser) |  |
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Tribal Piercings
Piercings of a tribal woman, Bastar, 1977 |
Masked Man Belonging to Muria Tribe
Photograph hand-colored by K.L. Kamat |  |
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Vishnu Riding Garuda
Detail from a pillar in Melukote, Karnataka |
