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Great Penance: Descent of the Ganga
(click image really large version) Mamallapuram, about an hour south of Chennai along the East coast, hosts India’s largest and most dramatic relief-sculpture. It represents the celebrated my… more →
Arun Shanbhag
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Great Penance: Descent of the Ganga
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 11 months ago: (click image really large version) Mamallapuram, about an hour south of Chennai along the East coa … more →
Mamallapuram: Krishna Mandap
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: Earlier you saw the Varaha Gudi (Varaha Mandap) from early in the reign of Pallava, Mahendra Varman … more →
Mamallapuram - Varaha Cave
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: Mandapas or Cave shrines of Mamallapuram. The Pallavas (6th – 9th century ce) were the first … more →
THIS is a Saree!
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: A bit dated, but saw this recently on a forward. Chennai Silks, India has woven the world’s c … more →
Celebrating Ram Navami: A Tribute to Rama
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: Hanuman offering a tribute to Shri Rama, Lakshman and Devi Sita; A carving from the Vijayanagar pe … more →
Uma: Quencher of Thirst
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: It was a blazing hot summer afternoon in Hampi. As I walked out of the magnificent Vithala Temple, … more →
Back to beginnings
Me wrote 1 year ago: Part of my quest for self-sufficiency is looking back to how things were done before modern “i … more →
Cave Temples of Badami - Cave 4 of 4
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: This series of posts complements the exquisite Karnataka Food Festival organized by Asha’s Foo … more →
Cave Temples of Badami - Cave 3
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: I previously shared pictures of two cave temples of Badami. These represented the zenith of the Cha … more →
Cave Temples of Badami - 2
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: Badami in Northern Karnataka, was the capital of the Chalukyan empire. During the 5th to the 8th ce … more →
Cave Temples of Badami
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 1 year ago: Its been more than two weeks since my last post, and I’m not even travelling! Been in kind of … more →
Saraswati, Lakshmi & Ganapati
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 2 years ago: Growing up, I remember seeing this in every home, either as a calendar or a picture frame. I bought … more →
Pandit Birju Maharaj: Another Master Dazzles
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 2 years ago: Pandit Birju Maharaj We are indeed fortunate. Soon after being mesmerized by the musical genius of … more →
Mesmerized by the Master, Pandit Jasraj
Arun Shanbhag wrote 2 years ago: Pandit Jasraj in Cambridge A few weeks ago, we attended a concert by the maestro Padma Vibhushan Pan … more →
Bharatnatyam: Rohitha Eswer & Rashmi Srinivasan
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Arun Shanbhag wrote 3 years ago: Rashmi Srinivasan and Rohitha Eswer during a bharatnatyam performance of Dashavatara, – ten a … more →
Madhavi Mudgal: An Odissi Dance performance
Arun Shanbhag wrote 3 years ago: After a glowing recommendation, we attended this dance performance by Padmashri Madhavi Mudgal and … more →
Reading Girl!
Arun Shanbhag wrote 3 years ago: She basks in the morning light, atop a pile of books. As I leisurely browse tomes, she lazes across … more →
Elements Part II: Metal
Arun Shanbhag wrote 4 years ago: Continuing my response to 's Friday Five Photo Project (F2P2). The topic was the five Elements … more →
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