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A few
evocative photographs... |
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A set of colonial views from "The
King's
Empire," London, 1906 |
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Bastar work-- traditional tribal
bronze
art from Madhya Pradesh |
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Jackie Kennedy receiving a tilak,
and Allen
Ginsberg shaking hands with a monkey, and other American interactions |
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Victoria Terminus today-- or
rather, Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus, located no longer in Bombay but in Mumbai: *more views*
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A spectacular Pakistani bus |
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The Shahi Masjid, Chitral, Pakistan |
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Delhi street scenes |
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"Order to Go," Pushkar, Rajasthan |
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The "Lotus Temple" in New Delhi
that is
the world headquarters of the Bahai faith |
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The Birla family have sponsored
temples
in many major cities |
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A temple at the Birla Institute of
Technology
and Science, in Rajasthan, that is clearly modelled on Khajuraho |
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There's a trend toward building
giant images
of deities, especially Hanuman |
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Some work by notable modern
photographers |
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Murugan's wedding, an idealized
depiction
of perfect cosmic order |
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The four "char dham" mountain
pilgrimage
sites in Uttaranchal attract more and more visitors |
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The Red Fort, like other
monuments, now
belongs to everybody |
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Flocks of pigeons sweep through
the Jama
Masjid |
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Fishing nets at Cochin, raised and
lowered
with the tides |
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