Divine recreation: Krishna with two Gopikas (female cowherds)
Temple mural from Sibi, Karnataka |  |
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Self help is the best help?
A couple engages in foreplay |
Man punishes wife's paramour
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Genitalia Worship
Here, Lord Shiva is shown embedded in the Lingam |
Use of Eagles as Messengers
Painting on the Daria-Daulat Bagh Palace |  |
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Gatekeeper of a Luxury Hotel
The practice of a decorated doormen has continued till this day in India |
Small Temple, Huge Guardians
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"Sacred Area. Keep Out"
A Temple Guardian in Tamil Nadu |
Muscular watchman (Dwarapalaka), Aihole
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Carved head of a Dwarapalaka (doorman)
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Temple Guardian -- from a wall mural in Karnataka
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Parashurama in Kavi Art
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Four Armed Lord Vishnu
Monochrome Kavi artwork, Western India |  |
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Kamadhenu in Kavi Art
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From One Generation to Another
A mother teaches Rangoli to daughter |  |
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A Tribal woman wearing self-made jewelry, Madhya Pradesh
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A Halakki woman going to market to sell vegetables
Notice that the woman is without a blouse, but covered with lots of necklaces instead. This is typical attire of her community in Uttara Kannada. |  |
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Tribal Women at a Weekly Marketplace
Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh |
"What is Nuclear Testing?"
Portrait of a man belonging to Halakki Tribe |  |
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Santa Clause in Rangoli Design!
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Warrior Arjuna Seeks Lord Krishna's Advice
Picture from a calendar painting. Original artist is not known |  |
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"I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!"
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A Woman of Havyaka Brahmin Community
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A Hindu widow sans vermilion
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A Map of Andhra Pradesh showing important cities
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A grand four-storied hero-stone of the Vijayanagar period
Kaken village in Andhra Pradesh |
A Medieval Man Wearing a Stitched Headgear
From a Wall Painting in Lepakshi |  |
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A Moghul Miniature Painting
From Salarjung Museum Collection in Hyderabad |
Man-Woman -- A piece from Salarjung Museum
The sculpture depicts a man and a woman in a mirror |  |
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The Towers of Char Minar, Hyderabad
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Goddess Saraswati
The Hindu Deity of Learning and Knowledge
From a Mysore School of Painting |  |
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The Aravali Mountain Ranges in Rajasthan
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The Jewelry of a Rajasthani Woman
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Water Being Transported
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Water Wells are Hubs of Activity in Rajasthan
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A Wedding Procession in Rajasthan
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Couple Rides Camel on a Sand-dune
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A Sardar in Festive Attire
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A Smiling Sardarini in Punjab
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The Boy Next door
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Free India's First Prime-Minister |  |
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A Hindu Wedding
With the Fire (Agni) as the witness, and the bride in his hand, a groom takes seven steps and the sacred oath. |
A Priest at a Temple Procession
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"This is everything that I have"
A Tribal Woman at the Weekly Marketplace, Jagadalpur |
A Religious Vegetable Vendor in Bangalore
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An Indian Woman -- Her attire has not changed in centuries
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68th way of wearing vermilion
Some women first apply the sandle-wood paste and then apply the vermilion |  |
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A Traditional Man with Vermilion on Forehead
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Widow without the Vermilion
Traditionally, widows did not wear kumkum as a respect to the departed husband |  |
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