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
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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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