India in Pictures

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Viśvarūpa, Vishnu/Krishna's cosmic form, watercolour, #Jaipur, c.1820; full of fascinating details; (from prev tweet)

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The #Jaisalmer fort overlooks the Gadsisar Lake, a 14th century man-made lake which is surrounded by temples. #pretty

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A member of #Bastar, #Chhattisgarh's "Bison Horn" Maria tribe wearing his ceremonial headgear (Pic: Steven Goethals)

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Folio from a Persian Ramayana shows (an inaccurate depiction of) Kabandha ("headless torso") explaining to Rama & Lakshmana how he, a king of the Gandharvas named Vishvavasu, came to be cursed with his hideous form. (Art: Shyam Sundar, "Freer Ramayana", Mughal dynasty, c. 1600)

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Viśvarūpa, Vishnu/Krishna's cosmic form, watercolour, #Jaipur, c.1820; full of fascinating details; zoom recommended.

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Viśvarūpa, Vishnu/Krishna's cosmic form, watercolour, #Jaipur, c.1820; full of fascinating details; (from prev tweet)

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Our asses on the line: Endangered Khur/Indian Wild Asses in the Little Rann of #Kutch, #Gujarat (Pic: Kesavamurthy N)

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See the forest for the tree: The Great Banyan, JC Bose Botanic Garden, Howrah, #Kolkata (Pic: Biswarup Ganguly)

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Home of the Hobbitses: A magical view from the hills of Lamdan near #Imphal, #Manipur (Pic: Ayekpam Deepak)

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#Kolkata (Pic: @rolsonphoto)

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Abdul Karim Khan (#bday) of #Kairana, UP, pioneer of the Kirana Gharana, performing with four huge tanpuras droning in the BG ~a 100 years ago. He was also influenced by Carnatic music & frequently performed in the court of Mysore. Sawai Gandharva was his most famous disciple.

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This handle of Tipu Sultan's cane was made (~1783) of antler & like most things Tipu, features a tiger. Inscription=?

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Ram Singh II's hobby also provides us with a unprecedented glimpse into his zenana depicting unnamed women, often his concubines, who normally led a life of seclusion away from the public eye. (Pic: Ram Singh II)

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Photographer-Prince: Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II, ruler of the princely state of #Jaipur between 1835 and 1880, was a skilled amateur photographer and maintained a 'tasveer khana' ('picture house') in his palace. (Pic: T Murray, c. 1867)

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An eye test being conducted as part of a boat-camp by an NGO which travels to remote corners of the Sundarbans of #Bengal to provide primary eye care. (Pic: @BrentStirton)

(TIL that for patients unable to read the Latin alphabet, "Tumbling E" or "Landolt C" eye charts are used.)

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A studio photograph of a #Marathi theatrical troupe in costume captured sometime in the 1870s in Bombay (#Mumbai).

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The state flower of #Arunachal Pradesh and #Meghalaya, the exquisite Lady's Slipper orchid. (pic: Vishu Singhania)

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Parampara: #Kathakali guru instructs his sishyas, Cheruthuruthi ~ #Thrissur, #Kerala 1950 (Pic:Henri Cartier-Bresson)

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An astrologer's shop in the mill workers' quarter of #Parel, #Mumbai, back in 1947 (Pic: Henri Cartier-Bresson)

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The final days of a sage: Henri Cartier-Bresson captured the last photographs of Ramana Maharshi and his subsequent funeral in #Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, in April of 1950. Cartier-Bresson also bore witness to a fireball that streaked across the sky during the moment of passing.

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A healthy money-changer in a #Jaipur market in 1948 (Pic: Henri Cartier-Bresson)

#Rajasthan