Newly Added Pictures 

Queen and Maids -- Fresco in Cave No. 3, Badami Replicated by Artist Minajagi

Geometrical Drawings on a Palm-leaf Manuscript From Collection of Bangalore Univercity Kannada Department

Rakhi Festival Detail from a Indian Postal Envelope

Prof. A. N. Moorthy Rao As a boy, Kamat photographed famous personalities during the 1952 Kumta Sahitya Sammelan

A Guru and a Desciple Mysore traditional school of painting, Mysore

Portrait of G.R. Hedge (Hegde Bandhugalu, Kumta) Publisher, teacher, and writer

Old Fashioned Indian House Ancestral home of Jyotsna Burde in Kumta

At the Kumta Literary Conference From Left to Right: B.H. Sridhar, Tarasu, Adiga, ?, and Ramachandra Sharma

Wall Painting from Residence of Nellappa, Tumkur The paintings although similar to those in nearby Sibi, are less artistic.

The Sick King Painting from a Jain Muth, Shravanabelagola

Divine Recreation Erotic exploits of Lord Krishna are glorified and sung in Indian art and music.

Prehistoric Cave Illustration from South India Hirebenagal Caves in Karnataka. Period: apprx.800 to 300 B.C

Handicapped Boy Washing Clothes with his feet Jana Seva Trust of Surendra Koulagi, 1983

Painted Face of a Kathakkali Dancer

Hermitage at Melukote Town of Melkote, 1983

Children Getting Ready for School Town of Honavar, 1971

Silver Jewelry of a Gondati

Farm Guard House (Manchal) of Adivasis The platform is smoked to prevent mosquiotoes and ideas are exchanged thoughout the night

Relaxing Crocodiles Patna Zoo, Patna

Sundar Nadakarni

Pilgrimage in a "Doli" Elderly pilgrims can ask to be carried in a seat to the elevated temples

The Huntress Beautiful sculpture from Belur, Hoysala period, Karnataka

Romancing Couple Detail from a North Indian painting

From Left to Right: H.V. Krishnamurthy, Pu. Ti. Na., and Jyotsna Kamat All India Radio, Mysore, 1984

Jyotsna Kamat with Kuvempu At a function in Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore, 1986

Golden Jubilee Celebration of Akashavani Mysore (from L to R) Jyotsna Kamat, Kuvempu, A.N. Moorthy Rao, Kamala Gopalaswamy (wife of Prof. Gopalaswamy, and founder of Mysore Akashavani), March 1986

Minarets of a Mosque

Rama Fighting on the Sholders of Hanuman Detail from a pavilion, Melkote

Devotees on top of Yoganarasimha Temple Town of Melkote, 2007

Melkote Temple Chariot Cheluvanarayana Temple, Melkote

Temple Art of Cheluvanarayana Temple Temple sculpture shows Lord Krishna on a tree

Hardekar Manjappa (1886-1947)

Ananthamurthy, Field Marshal Cariappa, and Jyotsna Kamat All India Radio Mysore, circa 1986

Reaching for the Gourd In the organic garden of Koulagi family, Melkote

Candid Camera
Candid pictures of India, taken without modeling or photographic preparation.

Mr. Ten Heads
Depiction of king Rawana in various forms of Indian art.

Now and Then
Compare and contrast the lifestyle in India over the centuries.

Language of Pictures
Still photographs that tell a story by itself; with short captions added for context.

Kamat's Diaries
Fascination, beauty, and amusements; that's what's inside Kamat's diaries; sample pages.

My Own Private Bangalore
Kamat's photographs of the other Bangalore, featuring common sights and people of the city.

How I Sent My Father to Heaven
Pictorial essay showing the proceedings of Hindu death ritual.

Hand-made Beauty
Handicrafts in India feature two needs of mankind: the utility and the need for beauty.

States and Regions of India
Browse Kamat's Potpourri by geography; includes links to people, maps, and articles.

Man Who Found Saraswati River
Accidental encounter with Prof. V.S. Wakankar in the archeological site of Bhimabetka.

India by her Artists
Daily life in India as expressed by some of India's best known artists.

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