Jyotsna with R.K. Narayan, Mysore, 1984
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K.V. Puttappa -- Jnanapeeth award winning Kannada writer
Picture hand-colored by K.L.Kamat |
Masti Venkatesh Iyengar – Kannada writer
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B.G.L. Swamy – Kannada writer
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Anupama Niranjan – Kannada writer
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Thinking of his next great novel – S.L. Bhyrappa
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Swami Vivekananda – Hindu teacher and philosopher
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Education of a Muslim Prince
Picture courtesy: Archaeological survey of India |
An inscription found in Kolar
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Pani-puri Vendor New Delhi
Man selling vegetarian snacks, Delhi, 1970 |
Rangoli – various patterns created by different repetitions of the same seed-pattern
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Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Picture from a patriotic calendar |
Rangoli begins with a grid of dots and is followed by creative joining of the dots
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Deepavali decoration – Rangoli
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Snake charmer from a medieval sculpture
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A Teaching Session
Detail from a Shravanabelagola painting |
Education of Yoginis – Shravanabelagola painting
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Education of Jain nuns
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Girl goes to the bazaar
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A tribal girl poses
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Lakshmi – goddess of wealth
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Painting of Lord Vishnu
Richly detailed Mysore traditional painting |
Goddess Chamundeshwari
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Krishna and Yashoda
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Yashoda Breast-feeding Krishna
Mysore traditional art |  |
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Uma-Maheshwara
Mysore traditional art |
Sri Rama Pattabhishek (coronation)
Mysore traditional art |  |
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Heavily ornamented lady
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In the service of her master
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A group of female servants
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Samudra Mathana, Mysore traditional art
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Jamadar Muddu Krishna Singh
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Ghatam player Rangaraya
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Veena Player Sambayya
Detail from a Mysore traditional painting |
Veene Appayya
Detail from Mysore traditional painting |  |
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Veene Anant Subbaiah, Mysore Traditional Musician
Detail from a painting found in Mysore palace |
Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi the bull, Lepakshi
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A lady with raised hair bun, Lepakshi
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Followers of Shiva in elaborate dresses
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Decorated cow herd boy
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Close up painting of Lord Shiva, Lepakshi
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Ornaments of a lady, Lepakshi painting
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Maheshwara (Lord Shiva) with disciples
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Brothers Veeranna and Virupanna, Lepakshi temple builders
Detail from a wall painting, Lepakshi |
Women assembled to greet Uma-Maheshwara, Lepakshi
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Shrungi and Hayavadana performing a dance sequence, Lepakshi
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An Elephant in Silk Embroidery
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Men Engaged in Worship
A common scene in Varanasi |
Sacred pictures on sale in Varanasi
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