INDIA
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Letter from Suzan to Phyllis Naidoo. |
Letter from Suzan to Phyllis Naidoo. |
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Letter from Kaka to Phyllis Naidoo and Beti. |
Letter from Kaka to Phyllis Naidoo and Beti. |
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Letter from Kaka to Phyllis Naidoo, Beti and Ashivad. |
Letter from Kaka to Phyllis Naidoo, Beti and Ashivad. |
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Letter from Edith to Phyllis Naidoo. |
Letter from Edith to Phyllis Naidoo. |
| Facade of a rock ct assembly hall Bhaja Western India 2nd Century BC |
The chaitya at Bhaja Caves is perhaps the earliest surviving chaitya hall, constructed in the second century BCE. It consists of an apsidal hall with stupa. The columns slope inwards in the imitation of wooden columns that would have been structurally necessary to keep a roof up. |
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| Stupa at Amaravati |
Carving in a cave monastery showing a Stupa Amaravati |
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| Unification Buddha |
The Buddha is the largest seated bronze Buddha statue in the world, at 14.6m high, excluding the halo, lightning rod and pedestal. |
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| Guest speaker (India) addresses the Alternate Media Conference, UDW, 2003 |
Guest speaker (India) addresses the Alternate Media Conference |
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| Dead Tiger |
100,000 Tigers in 20th century. Although there are no precise estimates of the tiger population in the world, their population is thought to have plummeted by ... |
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| Weavers |
the patterns of landholding and the distribution of power in rural India have never fitted easily into the ... India, |
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| Harbour and sailing boats |
Ships using sails were always made of wood; they were slow moving and small in size. The steam engine enabled the use of iron for building ships, and eventually enabled the building of vessels over 200 metres long. |
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| Elephants |
Elephants have been depicted in mythology, symbolism and popular culture. They are both ... These Indian elephants are loved, revered, groomed and given a prestigious place in the state's culture. ... |
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| Ox Cart |
Ox and Cart |
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| Bamboo |
Bamboo occupies an unparalleled position in the plant kingdom in terms of its distribution, diversity and uses in the tropics and subtropics. |
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| River boat |
Fishermen on a boat |
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| Village by a lake |
Village and lake |
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| Village near the lake |
Village and lake |
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| Weaving |
In many places in Carnatic and Bengal, weavers deserted villages and migrated to other villages to set up looms. ... |
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| Village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne |
India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne |
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| Coconut trees |
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only ... for commercial production. |