This is an assorted collection of photographs, oral histories, and documents
pertaining to the study of ordinary and great temples of India. It is provided
as a resource for researchers to study personal and family history of names,
places, and traditions.
Included are documents from temple bulletins, commemorative volumes, and
photographs taken by devotees and archeologists.
 Abandoned Temple, Perhaps Period of Ikkeri Nayakas Town of Nagar, Shimoga District |  |
 |  Amriteshwara Temple Complex Town of Tarikere |
 Carved Pillar of a Lingayat Temple The Village of Ulavi, Uttara Kannada District |  |
 |  Carved Wooden Pillar The Village of Ulavi, Uttara Kannada District |
 Copper-plates of Goa From such records, the history of temples and families can be reconstructed. |  |
 |  Cradle Ceremony for Krishna Detail from Amriteshwara Temple, Karnataka |
 Decorated Krishna Painting from the Paratagali Muth Collection |  |
 |  Detail from a Painted Wooden Panel Ittigegud Temple, Mysore |
 Dwarakanath Swamiji Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa |  |
 |  Dying Vali on Tara's Lap Sculpture from a temple near Mysore |
 Goddess Bhadrakali, Gokarn
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 |  Goddess Mahamaya of Ankola Idol of Laxminarayana Mahamayi Temple |
 Goddess Mahamaya Sadashivagad near Karwar |  |
 |  A Goddess of Sex Ritual An ancient tantric icon dumped in the attic at Kolaramma temple, Kolar in Karnataka |
 Huge Drums Donated by Tippu Sultan Yoga-Narasimha-Swamy Temple, Melkote |  |
 |  Icon of Garuda Srirangapattana Temple Artifact, Karnataka |
 Kolaramma Temple Plaque
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 |  Letterings Below a Hoysala Sculpture Signature of a Nuggehalli sculptor, Hasan District |
 Lord Venkataramana Swamy Manjuguni temple, Sirsi, Karnataka |  |
 |  Pontiff of a Konkani Sect Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa |
 Ramayana Scenes from Khetapai Temple Mudabhatkal, Uttara Kannada |  |
 |  Roman Glazed Tiles with Bull Emblem in Hindu a Temple, Goa
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 Sculptures of Cheluvanarayana Temple Town of Melkote |  |
 |  The Six Faced Deity Riding a Peacock Sculpture of Shanmuga, Shankar Narayan Temple, Sonda |
 Sri Marikamba Devi, Sirsi
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 |  Tribal Deities Unidentified Hindu dieties, Village of Gunavante, 1982 |
 A Typical Temple on Konkan Coast The village of Chitakuli, near Karwar |  |
 |  Wooden Pillar Carvings Mallikarjuna Temple, Cancone, Goa |