Merchant counting money, Honavar
Picture of Laxman Umesh Kamat |  |
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A Sethji (merchant) at his shop
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Mythological symbol Shaku in Kavi art
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Lord Ganesh riding a peacock
Kavi art, Karnataka |
Deity Adi-Narayana in Kavi art
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Detailed art work of the Kavi artist
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Garuda the King of Birds
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Observe the wonderful composition skills of the Kavi artist
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Draupadi, the queen of the Mahabharata, depicted in Kavi art
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King Kamsa's diplomat Akroora
Kavi art, North Kanara |
Tribal Woman in a Old-fashioned Bordered Saree
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Rural woman in cotton sari in front of her thatched hut
Village of Kodkani near Kumta |
A street-side fortune teller
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Letter writing and the use of birds as messengers
Detail from Painting on Daria Daulat palace, Srirangapattana |
Banana Vendor, Goa
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Man selling Ganesh idols for a Hindu festival
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The Travelling Barber Shop
In rural India, even to this day (1997) the village hairdresser makes house calls. It was customary for women (widows) and elderly to have their haircut at their homes |  |
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"I sell good fortunes! "
A street-side fortune teller |
A Muslim Mother and Her Child
Mother and child belonging to the Navayat community. They are of Persian descent and live primarily on the Southwestern coast. |  |
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A Halakki Gowdati (lady of the Halakki community) peeling areca nut (supari)
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Halakki farmer, Kodkani, Uttara Kannada, 1991
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An example of Kavi art from the Konkan belt
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Peacock-riding Saraswati (the goddess of learning)
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Kavi Art Mural
Mural shows five headed god dancing with his consort in his arms |
Romance of Uma and Shiva
Detail from a Badami sculpture |  |
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Stone Erotica
Stories from Panchatantra, Ballegavi |
Stone erotica
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Hinged Horse (Keelukudure) Dance
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The decorations of the fortune (kani) teller
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Hinged Horse (Keelukudure) Dancer
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Huttari Dancer from Coorg
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A Male Folk Artist Dressed as a Queen
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Hero of Bayalata (Doddata) from Bijapur
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Fancy dress: Kittur Chennamma
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The general from Chitradurga (fancy dress)
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Onake Obavva, the brave rural woman who killed the soldiers of an invading army with a pounding rod
Fancy dress artists depicting Obavva during a parade |
Fancy dress of a folk artist
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Somana Kunita -- the mask
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Sun dancer from Shimoga
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Mask of Somana Kunita - a close up
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Pungi Kunita -- The Dance with Blow Horn
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Jagateya Kunubi -- South Kanara
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Kunubi of Dakshina Kannada
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Halage Mela -- wooden plank musician
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Caterpillar folk artist (Kambaliyavaru)
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Folk artist -- Helavaru
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Helavaru -- a Shaiva Community
Man with bear-hair make-up who follow Veerabhadra |  |
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Giant Rolling Drum Dance (Jaga-Halage)
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Giant Rolling Drum Dance (Jaga-Halage)
Folk artists with rolling drums, Karnakata |  |
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