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A Young member of the Siddi Community -- Picture
Mangeshi Light Post, Goa -- Picture
Farmer at Work -- Wooden Carving -- Picture
Brahman Priest, Goa -- Picture
Lord Indra Riding His Eight Trunked Elephant, Airavat -- Picture
Sringeri Vidyaranya Temple -- Picture
Kathakkali Dancer, Kerala -- Picture
Home-made Sugar (Jaggery) -- Picture
Hearty Smile of a Nawayati Muslim Lady -- Picture
Krishna Milking a Cow -- Picture
View of the Ramatirtha Waterfall -- Picture
A View of National Highway No.17 -- Picture
Appratarus of Hindu Worship -- Picture
Konkani Gentleman -- Picture
A Gudigar Craftsman at Work -- Picture
Wooden Sculpture of Kalabhairava -- Picture
Boy Climbing a Tall Coconut Tree -- Picture
On the Colonel Hill -- Picture
Typical House in Mangalore -- Picture
The Exploits of Lord Krishna -- Picture
Grandmother Attending to a Child -- Picture
Horse Rider -- Picture
Excavation Site -- Picture
Defaced Hero-stone -- Picture
Long Time Before Photoshop, There was Kodak Opaque -- Picture
Salt March to Break the Law -- Picture
Patta Chitra Art of Orissa -- Picture
A Gudigar (Craftsman) at Work -- Picture
Ganapati Eats Modak -- Picture
Krishna and Girlfriends -- Picture
Orissan Miniature Painting -- Picture
Artists at their Shop -- Picture
Devi Goddess -- Picture
Village Scene -- Picture
A Worried Leader Consults with his Followers -- Picture
Rural People Fleeing at the approrach of an Invading Army -- Picture
Punishment of a Thief -- Picture
A Female Dancer Belongnging to Muria Tribe -- Picture
A Sundi Tribal -- Picture
A Youngster belonging to the Gonda Tribe -- Picture
Well-dressed Muria Drummer -- Picture
Picture of a Havyak Brahmin Priest -- Picture
Grandmother Caring for Infant -- Picture
Jesus Christ -- Picture
Agricultural Worker -- Picture
Idol of Rama (?) -- Picture
Monument for a Dead Colonel -- Picture
Carvings on the Column -- Picture
Elephants at Play -- Picture
Carved Wooden Elephant -- Picture
The Water Girl -- Picture
Tools of a Handicraftsman -- Picture
Elderly Woman at Daily Chores -- Picture
A Craftsman at Work -- Picture
Corssing Sharavati in a Hand Powered Boat -- Picture
Areca Nuts being Dried -- Picture
Beatiful Thatched Hut -- Picture
Detail of Mahishasura Mardini -- Picture
Thinking of his next great novel – S.L. Bhyrappa -- Picture
The Milkmaid (Gouli), The Village of Kansur -- Picture
Dressed to attend a wedding -- Picture
Jogevva (temple woman) of Savadatti, Dharwad -- Picture
Vinayak D. Sawarkar – freedom fighter, historian, scholar -- Picture
Girl from Himachal in a festive mood -- Picture
Widow of a Mahut (Elephant Trainer) -- Picture
Lambani Lady of Sondur -- Picture
Man of firm step Gandhi -- Picture
Gandhi the lawyer arrives in India -- Picture
Gandhi as a young adult in England -- Picture
A young, school going Gandhi -- Picture
Man massages a lovely woman – Bhatkal temple sculpture -- Picture
Anupama Niranjan – Kannada writer -- Picture
Couple on a swing grows intimate with each other -- Picture
Swami Vivekananda – Hindu teacher and philosopher -- Picture
Education of a Muslim Prince -- Picture
Pani-puri Vendor New Delhi -- Picture
Rangoli – various patterns created by different repetitions of the same seed-pattern -- Picture
Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak -- Picture
Rangoli begins with a grid of dots and is followed by creative joining of the dots -- Picture
Deepavali decoration – Rangoli -- Picture
Lakshmi – goddess of wealth -- Picture
Painting of Lord Vishnu -- Picture
Goddess Chamundeshwari -- Picture
Krishna and Yashoda -- Picture
Yashoda breast feeding Krishna -- Picture
Uma-Maheshwara -- Picture
Man fondles wife's breasts, Badami -- Picture
Tippu Sultan's tomb at Gumbaz -- Picture
Tree with blooming flowers – Rangoli design -- Picture
The Christmas tree – Rangoli design -- Picture
A puppeteer prepares for the show -- Picture
The Seven Hooded Cobra, Kalinga -- Picture
Monument for a Dead Soldier, Colonel Hill, Honavar -- Picture
Woman Artist – a watercolor by K. L. Kamat -- Picture
Women in Embrace -- Picture
Woman draped in sari, Lepakshi -- Picture
Woman in sari (Indian drape) -- Picture
A complicated Rangoli pattern -- Picture
Deepavali festival decoration – Rangoli -- Picture
Deepavali festival decoration – Rangoli -- Picture
A lady vigorously churns curds and excites a man -- Picture
Tippu Sultan – a Mysore style painting -- Picture
In the service of her master -- Picture
Farewell to a princess, Daria Daulat palace painting -- Picture
Elaborately painted walls of the Daria Daulat palace -- Picture
Erotic Paintings of Sibi Village -- Picture
Baya weaver bird (Ploceus philipinus), Ranganatittu -- Picture
Water buffalo and his mate, Sibi -- Picture
Cattle egret (Babucus ibis), Ranganatittu -- Picture
Painted Leather Puppet of Ganesh -- Picture
The riders are made to dance with an attached stick -- Picture
Close up of elephant with its decorations – leather puppet -- Picture
Close-up of the farmer -- Picture
Indian Farmer with a Plough -- Picture
Birth of a child – the natural culmination of sexual activity -- Picture
This interesting sculpture shows two sages accosting a courtesan -- Picture
Holy Tulasi – Rangoli design -- Picture
Mythological warrior, leather puppet -- Picture
A rural couple sitting on a cot caress each other, Badami -- Picture
Sculpture shows a remarkable back view of Parvati -- Picture
Uma is depicted as having round legs, attractive thighs, thin waist, round breasts and shapely arms -- Picture
Divine love. A Gana (follower) helps his master Shiva get intimate with his lover -- Picture
Romance of Uma and Shiva -- Picture
Presence of smiling Gana indicates that Shiva and Uma are in a gay mood -- Picture
A damsel admires herself in a mirror -- Picture
In some Hoysala temples the brackets are carved from a single slab into images -- Picture
Milk and curds being transported in Kavadi. -- Picture
Deer hunter with his bow and arrow -- Picture
Shanmugam (Karthikeya) on a peacock -- Picture
Rangoli design patterns -- Picture
Sri Rama Pattabhishek (coronation) -- Picture
Shoorpanakha – Ravana's sister -- Picture
Recycler of a different kind -- Picture
Sardar Bhagat Singh -- Picture
The tiger of Mysore – Tippu Sultan Sahib -- Picture
Shankaracharya, the great reformer of Hinduism -- Picture
Portrait of Sardar Bhagat Singh -- Picture
Leather puppet of a camel -- Picture
Mythological figure – a leather puppet -- Picture
Indian elephant and its riders – leather puppet -- Picture
A close up of bullocks – leather puppet -- Picture
Sunflowers – water color by Mukta Venkatesh -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore – water color painting by Mukta Venkatesh -- Picture
Anxiety of groomhood – A Mapille groom -- Picture
The hard working field help smiling boy -- Picture
A young girl in an adult sari -- Picture
The Ishwara Linga -- Picture
Brothers Veeranna and Virupanna, Lepakshi temple builders -- Picture
Guru Rabindranath Tagore -- Picture
A group of female servants
Samudra Mathana, Mysore traditional art -- Picture
Jamadar Muddu Krishna Singh -- Picture
Ghatam player Rangaraya -- Picture
Veena Player Sambayya -- Picture
Veene Appayya -- Picture
Veene Anant Subbaiah, Mysore Traditional Musician -- Picture
Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi the bull, Lepakshi -- Picture
A lady with raised hair bun, Lepakshi -- Picture
Followers of Shiva in elaborate dresses -- Picture
Decorated cow herd boy -- Picture
Close up painting of Lord Shiva, Lepakshi -- Picture
Portrait of Bahubali -- Picture
"I'm tired as a ripe mango" -- Picture
Heavily ornamented lady -- Picture
The old Mysore turban meets the western suit to create a new idea of formal wear -- Picture
A more elaborate Rangoli design -- Picture
Portrait of a nobleman, Mysore traditional painting -- Picture
"The brooms are for sale; the child is not!" -- Picture
Ornaments of a lady, Lepakshi painting -- Picture
The temptress ananas (pineapple) -- Picture
Maheshwara (Lord Shiva) with disciples -- Picture
The united juicy bananas -- Picture
Spice of Life -- Picture
The brinjal couple -- Picture
Shrungi and Hayavadana performing a dance sequence, Lepakshi -- Picture
Women assembled to greet Uma-Maheshwara, Lepakshi -- Picture
Ramprasad Bismil – freedom fighter -- Picture
The capital of her business does not buy a meal, so imagine her profits -- Picture
An Advertisement of the Phoenix Saree Company, 1940 -- Picture
A destitute woman takes to begging as a last resort -- Picture
Partition Puppets -- Picture
Gandhiji's call for salt satyagraha & "Quit India" resulted in uniting entire country irrespective of their caste and creed. -- Picture
A train with an engine commences it journey. -- Picture
Portayal of Gandhi`s Life Through Puppetry -- Picture
Gandhi's belief in village self sufficiency could be achieved by spinning yarn, extracting oil, pottery, carpentry and blacksmith. -- Picture
Mahatma Gandhi's puppet is being added to the screen. -- Picture
The worker projecting the symbols like three monkeys, spinning wheel, wooden Khadavey which represented Gandhi. -- Picture
The promoter of Shri Ramanjaya Troop, Bellary (Karnataka), introducing his team. -- Picture
Creaming the Butter -- Picture
Draupadi's Wedding -- Picture
Clothes by Mail Order! -- Picture
Gandhi centenary 1869-1969. -- Picture
A lady spinning yarn -- Picture
International Year of the Child 1979. -- Picture
Baby in the proud mother's arms
Hindu Saint Shankaracharya -- Picture
Goddess Durga Punishing the Demon -- Picture
Soldier in Rama's Army, Leather Puppet -- Picture
The Painted Leather Puppet of Gandhi -- Picture
G.B. Joshi – Kannada dramatist/publisher -- Picture
S. L. Bhyappa, Kannada writer and novelist -- Picture
Kannada Poet V.G. Bhat -- Picture
Kannada Dramatist Adi Rangacharya (Shriranga) -- Picture
Kannada Poet G.P. Rajaratnam (1908-1979) -- Picture
Flowers for the Lady -- Picture
Saying it with Flowers -- Picture
Woman Stops to Smell Flowers -- Picture
An Advertisement of the Phoenix Saree Company, 1940s -- Picture
Male partner holds a mirror and female a bowl. -- Picture
A couple is having easy sex in a cozy bed. -- Picture
Having comfortable sex by lying down on a bed. -- Picture
Above photograph converted into a line drawing. -- Picture
Having mutual oral sex in a bed. -- Picture
The same photograph converted into line drawing. -- Picture
The lady bends like bow to have mutual oral sex. -- Picture
A couple opt for sitting position. -- Picture
A man and a woman having sex in standing posture. -- Picture
Man imposes himself on an unwilling lady. -- Picture
A bathing lady allows her man to have quick sex. -- Picture
A man trying to get his tension released! -- Picture
Same photographs with outlines enhanced. -- Picture
Partition of India depicted in a Puppet Show -- Picture
Requesting the partner for a quick entry! -- Picture
The Flower Merchant
Female lover holds a drinking bowl. -- Picture
Young lovers in close contact. -- Picture
Same with outlines enhanced. -- Picture
A wild hog is good enough for two men! -- Picture
Mating monkeys stimulate erotic urges in human beings. -- Picture
Yama the Lord of Death and his Vehicle, the Water Bufallo -- Picture
Vayu takes his wife for ride on a galloping deer. -- Picture
Goddess Durga rides a lion. -- Picture
On way to Dandi to fight against the British Government's monopoly of common salt production. -- Picture
Gandhiji with his spinning wheel. -- Picture
Gandhiji with commoner, drawn by late R.S. Naidu. -- Picture
A fifty rupees note, bearing no. 4DP 223701. -- Picture
A ten rupees note, bearing no. 87C 233891. -- Picture
The clitoris is the key for female arousal. -- Picture
Bengalis just love fish -- Picture
B.G.L. Swamy – Kannada writer -- Picture
Begging as a Devotion to God -- Picture
A handicap beggar on the street -- Picture
Beggar with his entertaining bull -- Picture
A rag-picker boy -- Picture
Beggar by choice: A Sufi fakir seeks alms on the street -- Picture
A barefooted Brahmin offers alms to a beggar -- Picture
A carpenter hardly needs to wear clothes -- Picture
Born in poverty, raised in poverty. -- Picture
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1774-1833) -- Picture
Tibetan boy goes to fetch water for the monastery -- Picture
Lord Ganesh rides his favorite mouse to earth -- Picture
Woman selling flower garlands -- Picture
A Three Headed Mythological Figure Rides a Lion -- Picture
A Painted Stork near Ranganatittu in Karnataka -- Picture
Offering prayers with music, West Bengal -- Picture
Dance, music and song in Bengal -- Picture
Kali is a popular deity in Bengal -- Picture
Boating is the cheapest mode of transportation -- Picture
Men of Konkani family with latest family possession (the bicycle) -- Picture
Konkani children from a picture of 1950s -- Picture
Konkani children from a 1950s picture -- Picture
An old-fashioned housewife -- Picture
A Konkani woman from a 1950s picture -- Picture
A Konkani couple -- Picture
Shaivaite man in traditional Konkani attire -- Picture
A man, stray donkeys and a stry dog competing for trash -- Picture
Beggar with his entertaining bull -- Picture
Two Headed Deity Shani Rides a Crow -- Picture
Carved head of a Dwarapalaka (doorman) -- Picture
Rangoli in front of a place of worship -- Picture
The Festival of Lights -- Picture
Woman in festive clothing prepares for worship
Mahavira in Meditation -- Picture
Traditional Punjabi Sword and Beard of a Sikh Groom -- Picture
Couple Rides Camel on a Sand-dune
A Wedding Procession in Rajasthan -- Picture
Water Wells are Hubs of Activity in Rajasthan -- Picture
Water Being Transported -- Picture
Goddess Saraswati -- Picture
A Medieval Man Wearing a Stitched Headgear -- Picture
"I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!" -- Picture
Warrior Arjuna Seeks Lord Krishna's Advice -- Picture
A patient of Leprosy takes to begging as his means of living -- Picture
Nawab and a Courtier -- Picture
The Flower Shop -- Picture
Nawab and coterie
Blind folded Gandhari and a Maid on Balcony -- Picture
Painted Leather Puppet of Hanuman -- Picture
Man Fondles Two Women on a Swing -- Picture
Tribal Women at a Weekly Marketplace -- Picture
Hanuman, the Monkey -- Picture
A Tribal woman wearing self-made jewelry, Madhya Pradesh -- Picture
The Phallus: Facts and Fallacies -- Picture
A Warrior Spends Time With Mistress -- Picture
Making love on a comfortable bed, pillow and bed-spread
Divine recreation: Krishna with two Gopikas (female cowherds) -- Picture
Muscular watchman (Dwarapalaka), Aihole -- Picture
A medical doctor, and yet a traditional woman -- Picture
Hindu Mythological Figure Rawana, Leather Puppet -- Picture
A Konkani man who opted for the (British) government service -- Picture
An entire tribal household: aluminum utensils and firewood -- Picture
Queen Shantala's mother Machikabbe -- Picture
The newly weds – Halakki community -- Picture
Halakki Gowdatis in synchronized rice pounding -- Picture
Gowdatis head home -- Picture
The eternal smile -- Picture
The lioness keeps guard while the male rests -- Picture
A lion takes a midday nap -- Picture
The majestic roar of the lion -- Picture
The majestic roar of the lion -- Picture
A Lioness -- Picture
The king of the jungle -- Picture
The Hero of Nelavagilu -- Picture
Savinirmadi -- A woman scholar of the 14th century -- Picture
Loga -- a very brave dog -- Picture
Plant and animal design – Kasooti -- Picture
Geometrical Kasooti pattern -- Picture
Close-up of a Lambani woman -- Picture
Very attractive attire of the Lambanis -- Picture
A Banjara (Gypsy) woman, lost in the intricate world of Kasooti (needle craft) -- Picture
A Lambani lady embroidering a piece of yellow cloth -- Picture
Bhairaveshwara cave with Shiva Linga, Yana -- Picture
Mohini Shikhara (peak), Yana -- Picture
The majestic mountains of Yana, Karnataka -- Picture
The foliage of Yana, Karnataka -- Picture
Indian woman – from a picture postcard -- Picture
Intricate carvings on a pillar -- Picture
The Brahma Jinalaya Basadi of Lakkundi -- Picture
The biggest cat of them all -- Picture
Lord Venkataramana Swamy, Manjuguni temple, Karnataka -- Picture
A triangular hero-stone -- Picture
Portarit of Lokamanya Balgangadhar Tilak -- Picture
Lal Bahadur Shastri – former prime minister of India -- Picture
The Turayi Headgear of a Halakki Tribal -- Picture
The rhythm and vigor of Halakki dance -- Picture
A pair of dancers with wooden sticks (Kolu Kunita) -- Picture
Commencement of a group dance -- Picture
A group of harvest dancers -- Picture
Delicately carved four handed Devi (Goddess) -- Picture
A goddess with three faces -- Picture
Hindu deity Veerabhadra -- Picture
Laxmi, the goddess of wealth -- Picture
Hariyakka -- A brave lady of Karnataka -- Picture
Arya Durga Devi, Ankola -- Picture
Parshwanatha, depicted in bell metal -- Picture
Sunder Narayan temple, Ankola, North Kanara -- Picture
Black marble idol of Lord Ganesh, Sirsi -- Picture
Lord Venkataramana as a hunter, Manjaguni, Sirsi -- Picture
Goddess Mahamaya, Sadashivagad near Karwar -- Picture
Chalukya style Narayana -- Picture
Sri Marikamba Devi, Sirsi -- Picture
Moving into Adulthood -- Picture
When Lord Ganesh Reincarnated as Knolkol -- Picture
A family walks to the marketplace -- Picture
A family stops to see how far they still have to walk… -- Picture
Never Been Photographed -- Picture
Merry-go-rounds at Krishi Mela, Jobnair -- Picture
Saviyabbe of Shravanabelagola -- Picture
Goddess Saraswati with a swan -- Picture
A daughter and a son -- Picture
Bracket carving of a Basadi -- Picture
Carving on the outer wall of Jinanathapura temple -- Picture
A Screen Panel of Chandragupta Basadi -- Picture
A Brahmin of Gokarn -- Picture
India gets the telephone (phone romance) -- Picture
One who likes to be wooed -- Picture
Women: as tender as the flowers themselves -- Picture
Lost in a string instrument -- Picture
On her way to fetch water -- Picture
Housewife from Gujarat -- Picture
Graceful Housewife -- Picture
Flowers bring Lovers Together -- Picture
Brahma Jinalaya (shrine) of Lakkundi -- Picture
Indian Girl -- Picture
Vegetables vendor -- Picture
Be Indian, Buy Indian -- Picture
Sarojini Naidu Spinning Yarn -- Picture
Monolithic Manasthambha (pillar of honor) -- Picture
The eternal smile of Gomateshwara -- Picture
Aquatic acrobatics: Sougandhikaparinaya -- Picture
Two playful ladies bathing together -- Picture
A young girl swimming like a fish: Sougandhikaparinaya -- Picture
Lady enjoying water sports – Sougandgikaparinaya -- Picture
Brass and copper vessels used in storing and heating water -- Picture
A housewife receives a towel after her bath – Bhatkal sculpture -- Picture
Man being assisted by two women to wash long hair -- Picture
Lady having an oil bath -- Picture
Romance of Uma and Shiva -- Picture
Reading out a love letter -- Picture
Lord Krishna with two Gopikas on a swing -- Picture
Self-sufficient old man -- Picture
The Manasthambha of Parshwanatha Basadi -- Picture
Image of Neminatha -- Picture
A Hale-Belagola (old town Belagola) Basadi -- Picture
A Jain monk, Parshwa in a Shravanabelagola painting -- Picture
An icon of Parshwanatha -- Picture
Bharata seeks blessings from Lord Bahubali -- Picture
Icon of Neminatha -- Picture
An image of Pancha Parameshti -- Picture
Entrance to Chandragiri hill, Shravanabelagola -- Picture
Basaveshwara, a Promininent Shaiva Saint -- Picture
Metallic betelnut cracker -- Picture
Outer wall carvings of a Hoysala temple -- Picture
Coconut hawker -- Picture
Krishna stealing the clothes of his female companions (Gopika-Vastraharana) -- Picture
Sculpture of a female worshiper -- Picture
Fish merchant -- Picture
Silekyata, a great entertainer – leather puppet -- Picture
Silekyata's hilarious wife, Bangarekka – leather puppet -- Picture
The Master Puppeteer Performs -- Picture
Gossiping women – traditional painting from Mysore -- Picture
A female entertainer – leather puppet -- Picture
A lady at her vanity – Belur -- Picture
Kamadhenu, the heavenly cow, provider of anything one asks for -- Picture
Two warriors on a chariot – leather puppet -- Picture
A female musician – leather puppet -- Picture
A Serene Statue of Lord Buddha -- Picture
Metallic icon of Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana -- Picture
The road side "cure-all" doctor -- Picture
The movement of puppets is controlled by rods and hinges -- Picture
Shrungi, a follower of Shiva dancing for the master's pleasure -- Picture
Painting – Rabindranath Tagore – poet, writer, educator -- Picture
An Elderly Hindu lady -- Picture
Sikh Bride from Punjab -- Picture
A Navayati boy from Bhatkal, Karnataka -- Picture
Actions of hands, eyes, lips and facial expressions play a vital role in Indian classical dance -- Picture
The jewelry of a classical dancer -- Picture
Portrait of a South Indian Dancer -- Picture
Elaborate make-up of a classical dancer -- Picture
Female dancer in sari -- Picture
Dancing troop performing in front of a Jain sage, Shravanabelagola -- Picture
Dancing male drummers -- Picture
A street dancer as depicted in an ancient sculpture -- Picture
Madam Bhikaji Cama -- Picture
Intricately Carved Sculpture of a Dancer, Belur -- Picture
Vikas among doctors and future doctor. -- Picture
Lord Ishwar in Tandava Nritya (the dance of destruction). This form of Shiva is known as Nataraja -- Picture
Nataraja -- the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva -- Picture
The Rock Formations of Yana -- Picture
On the way to Yana, Uttara Kannada -- Picture
Close encounters -- Picture
Encounter with the sweetheart -- Picture
Bangles seller -- Picture
Cooking gas supplier, Bangalore -- Picture
Home Delivery Launderer (Dhobi) -- Picture
Fruit vendor -- Picture
Old newspaper trader -- Picture
Tender coconut seller -- Picture
Puffed Rice (Chirmuri) vendor -- Picture
A Devadasi (temple woman) performing to please goddess Yallamma -- Picture
On way to the weekly market -- Picture
K.V. Puttappa -- Jnanapeeth award winning Kannada writer -- Picture
Jyotsna with R.K. Narayan, Mysore, 1984 -- Picture
R.K. Narayan is one of the foremost Indian writers -- Picture
A Rishi (sage) of Halebidu – Hoysala sculpture -- Picture
Sculpture of Standing Vishnu -- Picture
Lord Narasimha (Lion faced Vishnu) Seated with His Consort -- Picture
Dancing Saraswati (the Hindu Goddess of learning) with a Veena (musical instrument) – Hoysala art -- Picture
Goddess Saraswati holding the book of knowledge -- Picture
Lord Vishnu seated on a seven hooded cobra (Shesha) -- Picture
A young couple riding a runaway camel -- Picture
Bullocks are used extensively as farm help in India -- Picture
The Indian Farmer With Bullock Pulled Plough -- Picture
Black, Indian, and Hindu! -- Picture
Boy riding water buffalo to work, West Bengal -- Picture
A Roadside Cobbler -- Picture
Returning from the marketplace -- Picture
Tribal women of Bastar – the old and the young often move in groups -- Picture
Produce to be sold on the market-day -- Picture
Fetching water from the Ganga (Ganges) River -- Picture
Carefree and Free from the "Civilized" World -- Picture
Making love on a metal cot – ancient sculpture -- Picture
Getting ready to make love -- Picture
A lady riding a palanquin on way to commit Sati -- Picture
Hero-stone of Rashrakoota period, Annigeri -- Picture
Lower panel of a hero-stone depicts the hero's fight with the enemy -- Picture
Hero-stone with Kannada inscriptions -- Picture
Same photograph converted into a line drawing. -- Picture
Children sharing a close moment -- Picture
A shy city girl -- Picture
Mahishasura Mardini, Aihole -- Picture
Engraved water buffalo of the Todas, rock-art -- Picture
Toda temple with a curved roof -- Picture
Ghareva art – bell metal bull cast by a tribal artist -- Picture
Hand carved Mahishasura Mardini (also called Chamundeshwari) along with the name of the artist -- Picture
Intricate carving in sandalwood -- Picture
Hero with his wife who went Sati with him -- Picture
Deep Sthambha (light-post) at Sanna Betta, Shravanabelagola -- Picture
Jain Teerthankar (sage) with seven hooded cobra -- Picture
Two Women Milk a Cow -- Picture
Two women at the Somanath temple, Somanathapur -- Picture
Elaborately Decorated Pillar, Badami cave -- Picture
Amorous Couple, Aihole -- Picture
Design from the Pallu (the throw) of a sari -- Picture
Eight armed god, Aihole, built in 450 A.D. -- Picture
A woman of the Grameen Gouli community -- Picture
Shiva with his bull, Nandi, at Durga temple, Aihole -- Picture
Marble roofs and arches of Rajasthan -- Picture
Grill work of doors and windows -- Picture
The Rajasthan University building -- Picture
Wall paintings in the City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan -- Picture
Rajasthani gate -- Picture
Entrance to the City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan -- Picture
The Hawa Mahal (the wind palace), Jaipur -- Picture
A bedecked housewife on a sunny day -- Picture
Tribal girls marry young -- Picture
Tribal girl: many tribes follow the Hindu dressing customs and lifestyles -- Picture
Even with a full head-load, a tribal girl can walk 30-40 kilometers in a day -- Picture
Tribal youngsters thinks of only today -- Picture
Rhythmical dancers -- Chalukyan sculpture -- Picture
The welcome arch, Buddhist temple -- Picture
Masti Venkatesh Iyengar – Kannada writer -- Picture
Philanthropists arrange for free drinking water, Rajasthan -- Picture
Water being transported in a camel cart, Rajasthan -- Picture
Scarce water should be brought from far away places -- Picture
The Sheep Girl -- Picture
Camels are the Ships of the Desert -- Picture
Jobnair, a typical Rajasthani village -- Picture
Supplier of flowers -- Picture
A woman lost in love -- Picture
Woman with a Decorative Fan -- Picture
Woman with a fan made with peacock feathers -- Picture
Tibetans in traditional costumes -- Picture
Nyingma monastery, Mundgod -- Picture
Image of the moon is very holy to Todas -- Picture
An elderly Lambani decked up in all her finery -- Picture
Rajasthani women sing on all occasions -- Picture
He (male) water-buffalo pulls a cart, West Bengal -- Picture
A Bengal tiger -- Picture
Indian water buffalo -- Picture
Mahabaleshwar temple, Gokarn -- Picture
Student of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan settlement, Mundgod -- Picture
Idol of Ganapati, Gokarn Pilgrimage Center -- Picture
The Kalash of a Buddhist temple -- Picture
Sardar Bhagat Singh -- Picture
Saris for men: a sari wrapped at the waist -- Picture
Fourteenth century men's fashion -- Picture
The gentleman's sari resembles that of the lady in so many ways -- Picture
Medieval sari fashions -- Picture
Man belonging to Grameen Gouli (rural milkman) Community -- Picture
Goddess Bhadrakali, Gokarn -- Picture
A man and his woman in an intimate movement. -- Picture
Sharada Devi -- Picture
A female painted stork at a nesting site -- Picture
Painted stork, Mycteria Leucicephala -- Picture
Exchanging "sweets" after their wedding. -- Picture
Boy Krishna Tames the Evil Serpent Kalinga -- Picture
Philosopher Madhvacharya -- Picture
Portrait of Chanakya -- Picture
Saint Tulasidas Writing His Masterpiece Ramacharitamanas -- Picture
Portrait of Ramana Maharshi -- Picture
A man and a woman lost in love -- Picture
Woman Hanging on to her Lover. -- Picture
A Lighted Christmas Tree -- Picture
In coitus in a relaxed position. -- Picture
Geometrical Pattern in a Hexagon -- Picture
A man and two women are in the game of love. -- Picture
A lady seducing a shy man. -- Picture
Two panels depicting drotic paintings. -- Picture
White-wash has been split on rare paintings. -- Picture
Very poorly maintained wall paintings of Sibi. -- Picture
Pond Heron, (Ardeola grayii) -- Picture
"Savitri and Satyvan" by Artist Ardhenduprasad Banerji -- Picture
Queen Ahalyabai Holkar, Indore -- Picture
Rani Rasmani -- Picture
Pandita Ramabai (1858 - 1928) -- Picture
Indian Fetish -- Picture
A "Dasayya" is having a nice time on a swing. -- Picture
Illustration Showing wearing of a saree -- Picture
Enjoying each other company -- Picture
Two men coaxing a woman to cooperate in sexual acts -- Picture
Woman having a Sexual Contact with her Dog -- Picture
An Ascetic inviting a woman. -- Picture
In an very close contact. -- Picture
Enjoying each other's company. -- Picture
Woman Relaxing her Man in Bed -- Picture
Lady Mounting a Man -- Picture
Who Said Bigger is Better?! -- Picture
The woman feels like a flying bird. -- Picture
Lajja Gowri with Lotus Face -- Picture
Rangoli of a Tree with Numerous Branches -- Picture
Dr. C. V. Raman. -- Picture
Sister Nivedita -- Picture
Saree Design using lines and squares -- Picture
Colorful Saree Designs -- Picture
Woman in Sari (Saree) without a Blouse -- Picture
Newly married couple sharing their own wedding feast. -- Picture
Cheetahs are a Leopard's Nearest Relatives -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Flowers of Mysore -- Picture
Queen Shantala, a dancer par excellence -- Picture
Artistic arrangement of two couples in coitus. -- Picture
Queen of Jhansi, Laxmibai -- Picture
Man consoles lover before parting for a long time. -- Picture
Small Talk as Foreplay -- Picture
Woman putting on Makeup excites a Man -- Picture
A Tree with wide leaves in a Rangoli Design -- Picture
"Lajja-Gauri" of Ballegavi, Shikarpur District -- Picture
Ardha-Narishwara -- Picture
Half Man, Half Woman -- Picture
The rich and powerful carried "Shiva Linga" in specially made golden pouches. This "Karendika" is attached to a "Rudraksha Mala". -- Picture
Phallus as a Symbol of Lord Shiva -- Picture
Some sculptures have used black granite to erect a "Linga" at the middle of which Siva stands out. -- Picture
Man in Heat -- Sculpture from Medieval India -- Picture
A Festival Chariot from Konkan Coast -- Picture
Man uses his Phallus to beat the drum! -- Picture
Lady Calming-down an Erect Man -- Picture
Over-sexed Woman -- Picture
Lady guides the Linga into her Yoni -- Picture
The man is targetting his "linga" into "yoni". -- Picture
The couple having "Tangential" Mithuna (coitus) -- Picture
The man mounting on his woman -- Picture
With full vigor, the couple is in coitus -- Picture
The lady shows her respect to fully erect "Linga" -- Picture
A Welcome to Bed -- Picture
Close-up of Another Wood Carved Erotic Panel -- Picture
Lesbians Make Out -- Picture
The Earliest Linga -- Picture
A huntress surrounded by a creeper -- Picture
Chavundaraya of Gometeshwara fame. -- Picture
Vigorous Love Making -- Picture
Tribal Woman, Madhya Pradesh -- Picture
A man is in bed with his erected genital. -- Picture
Portrait of a Housewife -- Picture
The lady raises her leg to facilitate insertion. -- Picture
A pretty school girl -- Picture
"Smile, and the world smiles with you" -- Picture
Too old for toys. Too young for boys. -- Picture
Too old for toys. Too young for boys. -- Picture
Women Riding Horses -- Picture
Japanese Sumer Painting by Girija Madhavan -- Picture
A panel signed by the sculptor Maba -- Picture
Portrait of Madana Mohana Malaviya -- Picture
Parallel Lines Running all over the Body of a Sari -- Picture
Deity Annapurneswari -- Picture
Distinctive Black Markings of the Leopard -- Picture
Close-up of an Indian Emperor -- Picture
Notice the Egyptian Influence(?) on this Indian Leather Puppet -- Picture
Leather Puppet of a Woman holding Sweets (Laddu) -- Picture
Merry-Go-Around Puppets -- Picture
Kamadhenu -- the sacred cow that can provide anything and everything -- Picture
Interwoven Limbs -- Picture
A Couple in Coitus -- Picture
Group Sex Depicted in a Relief -- Picture
A Battle Scene -- Picture
Coorgi Woman of Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) -- Picture
Bracket slabs carved into beautiful maidens -- Picture
Crows Gathered at a Bathing Ghat -- Picture
Roseringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) -- Picture
Two Young Painted Storks in their Nest -- Picture
Jungle Crow -- Picture
Indian Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) -- Picture
Grey Heron (Ardea cerea) -- Picture
Night Heron (Nycrticorax nycticorax) -- Picture
Diamond Studded Headgear of a Medieval Nobleman -- Picture
Kulavi of Veeranna (Virupanna's younger brother) -- Picture
Halakki Farmer of Kekkar Village -- Picture
Erotic paintings of Sibi -- Picture
Smiling Kulubi Housewife -- Picture
Playboy Krishna Makes Out in the Bush -- Picture
Kulubhi (Kunubi) Lady of Haliyal Forest -- Picture
Elderly Toda Lady of Nigiri Forest, Tamil Nadu -- Picture
Kadu Kuruba Tribal of Bandipur Forest -- Picture
Muslim Lady of Herangadi -- Picture
A Goulini of Mundgod -- Picture
Gramokkal Lady of Hebbar Hittal -- Picture
A Woman Goes Sati - Painting by Nandalal Bose -- Picture
Shabari - Painting by Nandalal Bose -- Picture
Andal - A Lady Saint of South India -- Picture
Draupadi - The Queen of Mahabharta Epic -- Picture
Shaku Bai - A Lady Saint of India -- Picture
Kadu-Kuruba Lady of Nagarahole -- Picture
Watercolor Painting by K. L. Kamat -- Picture
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Animal Motifs -- Picture
The Ishwara Lingam -- Picture
SpoonBill Couple -- Picture
Rangoli Floral Designs -- Picture
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A Vanara (Monkey) follower of Anjaneya -- Picture
Icons of Erect Linga Date back to 2000 B.C. and still is worshipped by the devotees -- Picture
Medieval Workplace Harassment! -- Picture
Having a drink before going to bed -- Picture
Consulting Crows -- Picture
Erotic Engravings on the Partkal Temple Chariot, Goa -- Picture
Shivaji's Mother Jeejabai -- Picture
Watercolor Painting by K. L. Kamat -- Picture
Kamat in His Lab, Photographed by a Customer -- Picture
The Kamats Marry, 1966 -- Picture
Kamat in Syracuse, 1965 -- Picture
K. L. Kamat in Seattle, 1965 -- Picture
Kamat after his Doctorate in 1965 -- Picture
Kamat the Fullbright Scholar, New York, 1963 -- Picture
K. L. Kamat - from his Passport, 1961 -- Picture
Graduate Student, Karnataka College Dharwad, 1956 -- Picture
Kamat as College Student, Kanara College Kumta 1955 -- Picture
Picture of K. L. Kamat 1954 -- Picture
The Woman Coaxing Her Man to Mount -- Picture
Quilted Hat of a Vijayanagar Nobleman -- Picture
Night Heron Landing on a Treetop -- Picture
The Graduating Class of 1953 -- Picture
Drum Player, Dharwad -- Picture
Kulavi Studded with Precious Stones -- Picture
Kulavi with Geometrical Figures -- Picture
Tala-Vadyagara -- Picture
Camel Riding Warrrior beating War Drums -- Picture
Common House Crow (Corvus splendens) -- Picture
Jaggalige Player, Dharwad -- Picture
Ektari (Single String) Musician -- Picture
A Pair of Whiskered Terns at Ranganatittu -- Picture
Meerabai - A Woman Saint Who Propagated Bhakti (Devotion) through Songs & Music -- Picture
River Tern (Sterna aurantia) -- Picture
The Leg-locked couple -- Picture
Made for Each Other -- The Dovey Couple -- Picture
A Contended Konkani Housewife -- Picture
A Farmer Woman with Her Ornaments -- Picture
Another panel of sculptor Maba signed Mab-sanmab -- Picture
Hoysala Emperor Vishnuvardhana and His Queen Shantala -- Picture
Fruits transported in a bullock cart -- Picture
Details of a winding vine. A dancer and a drummer -- Picture
A tier of spiral foliage of exquisite design -- Picture
External faηade of a Hoysala temple -- Picture
A front view of a typical Hoysala temple -- Picture
"Mangalasutra" and red "kum-kum" symbolize marriage among women. -- Picture
A Young Painted Strork Yawning -- Picture
The cheetah does not hunt if it is not hungry -- Picture
Malaviya from an old picture card. -- Picture
Queen Chennamma of Keladi -- Picture
S. L. Bhyrappa, Kannada writer and novelist -- Picture
Painting of Shivaji by Artist Sri -- Picture
Painting of Bhagat Singh - from a popular children's book -- Picture
The Asiatic Lioness -- Picture
Woman Paints Alpana -- Picture
A tribal hut constructed without bricks, steel or mortar -- Picture
Seasonal Fruit of Mangoes -- Picture
Goddess Marikamba (the ferocious mother) of Sirsi -- Picture
Lord Shiva With a Drinking Bowl -- Picture
A Young Woman Ponders at the 'Wheel-Barrow' Lovemaking of the Dogs -- Picture
An Ancient Tantric Icon Dumped in the Attics at Kolaramma Temple, Kolar in Karnataka -- Picture
Man in coitus with a working woman -- Picture
Cheetah is a grassland animal and it hunts during the day -- Picture
Cheetahs are a Leopard's Nearest Relatives -- Picture
Two Housewives Churning Curds -- Picture
Group Sex 1228 A.D. -- Picture
Mrs. Mukta Ventakesh -- Picture
Mrs. Mukta Ventakesh -- Picture
Mrs. Mukta Ventakesh -- Picture
Spanking in Medieval India (?) -- Picture
Sex and Cruelty -- Picture
Punishing the Wife's Paramour -- Picture
The Wheel-Barrow Position -- Picture
Sati Savitri -- Picture
A Man Offers a Drink to His Mate Before Mating -- Picture
A modern art. -- Picture
She sells loose flowers. -- Picture
She got her eyebrows made to attract the customers! -- Picture
She is grim faced as there are no customers. -- Picture
The customers spend time in glancing at her! -- Picture
The sales at times depend upon the sellers looks! -- Picture
I want to go home but a few flowers are to be sold. -- Picture
Don't look at me, see my very attractive flowers. -- Picture
Eagerly looking for a customer. -- Picture
A housewife selling flowers for extra earnings. -- Picture
They offer a great variety of flowers. -- Picture
They may also select a busy street corner. -- Picture
View of the Karsarkod Tile Factory -- Picture
"Roll on, roll on you restless waves." -- Picture
She is as attractive as an actress! -- Picture
Lovers in Pahari style. -- Picture
Handmade transportation boats parked at Honavar Harbor -- Picture
Tribal Man, Madhya Pradesh -- Picture
Boats that remind good old days. -- Picture
View of old Honavar Bundar (port) -- Picture
Modern fishing boat in the harbor -- Picture
Honavar harbor from a distance -- Picture
Two boats loaded with hay -- Picture
A wind driven country boat -- Picture
For fishing two is good company -- Picture
Dr. K. V. Puttappa. Outstanding poet. -- Picture
Flower sellers call on at customers' door steps. -- Picture
Elaborately carved handle of Tippu's sword. -- Picture
Dr. Shivaram Karanth. An versatile genius. -- Picture
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1902-1940). -- Picture
Entrance. of Tippu's Bangalore Palace -- Picture
A carved door of the Gumbaz at Srirangapatana. -- Picture
Arched Gumbaz at Srirangapattana. -- Picture
A king with his servants. -- Picture
A Hindu king and his subjects. -- Picture
A Muslim lady at her vanity. -- Picture
A canopy of arches inside Dariya Daulat Palace. -- Picture
Arches inside Dariya Daulat Palace. -- Picture
Well maintained garden at the entrance of Dariya. -- Picture
They are also sold in feet and yards. -- Picture
Golden sheathe of Tippu's sword. -- Picture
She is a new comer to the trade! -- Picture
Tippu Sultan's personal sword which is a collectors' item for the wealthy westerners. -- Picture
A relaxing couple. -- Picture
Two on a swing. -- Picture
Inviting for a quail fight. -- Picture
Picking lice from husband's head. -- Picture
A helping hand in tying a turban. -- Picture
Inside a kitchen. -- Picture
A Public Wrestling Performance. -- Picture
Wrestling School. -- Picture
She sells both flowers and fruits. -- Picture
Even a child does brisk business on a festival day. -- Picture
Fishing boats lined up on a holiday -- Picture
Writing in Persian on the body of the sword. -- Picture
he is an excellent folk dancer. -- Picture
"Sir, do you feel I have a very feminine look?" -- Picture
I am not a cine actress but just a flower seller! -- Picture
She is as pretty as flowers she sells -- Picture
She sits pretty amongst flowers -- Picture
The mother is the best teacher for her child -- Picture
Curvacious Carrot -- Picture
Mother's love for its child in universal. -- Picture
"A white" and "a black" could live together. -- Picture
A bull in its wedding dress! -- Picture
Geetopadehsha. -- Picture
I am a child folk artist. -- Picture
"Row, row your boat .." -- Picture
He is village drummer fond of smoking "Beedi." -- Picture
"I am not supposed to smile while being photographed?" -- Picture
He chisels worn-out grinding stones. -- Picture
Though mentally retarded he makes his living. (Hawking vegetables.) -- Picture
I can connect you to any part of the world. (Youth operating public telephone booth.) -- Picture
I am a cop who controls traffic on busy roads. -- Picture
In spite of my fair looks, I work as a mason. -- Picture
The worn out cap of a homeless man -- Picture
Rumal of a Farmer in Karnataka -- Picture
I am a senior vegetable seller! -- Picture
The head priest of Ganesh temple. -- Picture
A Cover Page designed by Krishnanand Kamat. -- Picture
Above photograph with enhanced outlines. -- Picture
I make a living as a scavenger -- Picture
She gives alms to another beggar -- Picture
The town has Sahyadri Mountains as a background -- Picture
Very tall coconut palms could be seen everywhere -- Picture
Migratory seagulls having a happy time -- Picture
The bathers in Arabian sea -- Picture
Sunshine, sea, surf, and sand -- Picture
She is to carry the basket to nearest dustbin and dump it -- Picture
She loads the garbage in a bamboo basket -- Picture
She uses one or two broom sticks -- Picture
She has to sweep roads and foot paths -- Picture
She attends her duty in early in the morning -- Picture
The municipality provides them with an uniform -- Picture
"I cannot face the photographers glances." -- Picture
Most of them never attend any school. -- Picture
"I may look like a bride but I am mother of a child." -- Picture
A lady in the process on donating alms -- Picture
An aged and helpless takes to this profession -- Picture
She asks for a change for that coin too!. -- Picture
A school boy donates for his success in exam. -- Picture
Some pretend that they are unmoved by his appeal. -- Picture
The worshippers are his donors. -- Picture
"I may be poor in finance, but not in looks!" -- Picture
"Do I look like a great grandma? Believe me, I am one." -- Picture
"I am old in age but not in looks." -- Picture
"My hair has turned gray prematurely, sir." -- Picture
"I don't think I will able to keep this city clean." -- Picture
A country boat loaded with Mangalore tiles. -- Picture
Helpless grandmas join the rag-picker group -- Picture
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