The romantic couple (Mudukana Maduve)
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Mask of Somana Kunita
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The decorations of the fortune (kani) teller
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The hinged horse dance (keelu-kudure)
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The devotee at Karaga (offerings to mother earth)
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Colorful Rangoli Designs
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1774-1833)
A Hindu Reformer and Visionary, considered by many as the father of modern India
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Presidential Guards at the Republic Day Parade, New Delhi
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A blind street beggar plays flute through his nose, Bangalore
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A beggar at the Mangeshi temple, Goa
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Born in poverty, raised in poverty.
A girl of Santal tribe covers herself in West Bengal |  |
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The capital of her business does not buy a meal, so imagine her profits
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A carpenter hardly needs to wear clothes
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Tribal women balancing work, errands and children
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An ascetic (Sadhu) performing rituals
Begging is their primary source of living |  |
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A barefooted Brahmin offers alms to a beggar
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Beggar by choice: A Sufi fakir seeks alms on the street
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A rag-picker boy
Rag picking seems to be the profession of choice among the urban orphans |
Beggar with his entertaining bull
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A handicap beggar on the street
Children sometimes donate their candy money to the beggars for 'good luck' in the examinations. |
Begging as a Devotion to God
This man told me he begs only on certain days of the month to fulfill a vow. |  |
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A destitute woman takes to begging as a last resort
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The face of poverty
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A patient of Leprosy takes to begging as his means of living
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Recycler of a different kind
The urban rag pickers scattered all over India wander the streets looking for pieces of paper and plastic to make a living. They sometimes have to *lease* the container (white bag shown) from the buyer |  |
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Light heart cures poverty
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A Painted Stork near Ranganatittu in Karnataka
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A Brahmin Vatu (student) begs his first meal
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Nawab and coterie
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Blind folded Gandhari and a Maid on Balcony
by Nandalal Bose |
Painted Leather Puppet of Hanuman
Leather puppetry in an ancient folk art in India. In the picture above, is shown puppet of Lord Hanuman. The Painted leather puppets are colorful and very artistic. |  |
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Man Fondles Two Women on a Swing
Mysore Traditional Painting, Sritatwanidhi |
Temple on Wheels (Ratha)
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Hindu Mythological Figure Rawana, Leather Puppet
Ten headed Rawana, king of Sri Lanka and a devout disciple of Lord Shiva is a central character in the Hindu Epic of Ramayana. |
Romance of Lord Vishnu and Wife Laxmi
Kavi art murals are found on the Indian west coast. In the mural above, the couple is shown relaxing on a five hooded snake |  |
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A Romantic Couple
Hoysala Sculpture from Jinanathapura |
Hanuman, the Monkey
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Interior of Amir Palace
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Emperor Babur
From a Mogul Miniature Painting |  |
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The Majestic Gol Gumaz
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Nawab and a Courtier
Detail from Wall Painting at Daria Daulat Bagh, Srirangapattana |  |
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A Courtier in Akbar's Durbar Reading a Message
Mogul Miniature Painting |
Artist Lets His Imagination Go Wild
Sculpture from Khajuraho -- 900 A.D. |  |
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Carvings on wooden car (chariot) in Pattadakal
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Man disturbs wife while she puts on make up
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Drinking Couple -- Temple Sculpture from India
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The Phallus: Facts and Fallacies
Contrary to common belief, most of the ancient/medieval erotic arts of India are not based on Kamasutra and fashion extra-ordinary imagination on the part of the artists. |  |
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A Warrior Spends Time With Mistress
Note his one hand is on the sword. Temple sculpture from Bhatkal. |
Lovers, sculpture from a Khajuraho temple
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