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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.

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Pictures of Idols, dDeities, and Temple Records



Abandoned Temple, Perhaps Period of Ikkeri Nayakas
Town of Nagar, Shimoga District
Abandoned Temple, Nagar
Hoysala Temple
Amriteshwara Temple Complex
Town of Tarikere

Carved Pillar of a Lingayat Temple
The Village of Ulavi, Uttara Kannada District
Artifacts of a Virashaiva Temple
Uluvi Temple Art
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.
Tamrapatra Collection
Amriteshwara Temple Artifact
Cradle Ceremony for Krishna
Detail from Amriteshwara Temple, Karnataka

Decorated Krishna
Painting from the Paratagali Muth Collection
Fabric Painting of Krishna
Patrons, Kings, and Saints
Detail from a Painted Wooden Panel
Ittigegud Temple, Mysore

Dwarakanath Swamiji
Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa
Konkani Temple Records
Vali Breathing his Last
Dying Vali on Tara's Lap
Sculpture from a temple near Mysore

Goddess Bhadrakali, Gokarn
Deity of Gokarn Temple
Presiding Deity of Ankola Temple
Goddess Mahamaya of Ankola
Idol of Laxminarayana Mahamayi Temple

Goddess Mahamaya
Sadashivagad near Karwar
Hindu Deities
Tantric Goddess
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
Melkote Temple Artifacts
Temples of Srirangapattana
Icon of Garuda
Srirangapattana Temple Artifact, Karnataka

Kolaramma Temple Plaque
Kolaramma Temple, Kolar
Names of Medieval India
Letterings Below a Hoysala Sculpture
Signature of a Nuggehalli sculptor, Hasan District

Lord Venkataramana Swamy
Manjuguni temple, Sirsi, Karnataka
Temple of Manjuguni
Konkani Temple Records
Pontiff of a Konkani Sect
Paratagali Muth Collection, Goa

Ramayana Scenes from Khetapai Temple
Mudabhatkal, Uttara Kannada
Temple Arts Based on Hindu Mythology
Bull Emblems
Roman Glazed Tiles with Bull Emblem in Hindu a Temple, Goa

Sculptures of Cheluvanarayana Temple
Town of Melkote
Melkote Temple Artifacts
Lord Shanmugam
The Six Faced Deity Riding a Peacock
Sculpture of Shanmuga, Shankar Narayan Temple, Sonda

Sri Marikamba Devi, Sirsi
Hindu Deities
Gramadevata or Village Deities
Tribal Deities
Unidentified Hindu dieties, Village of Gunavante, 1982

A Typical Temple on Konkan Coast
The village of Chitakuli, near Karwar
Temple at Chitakuli
Temple Arts of India
Wooden Pillar Carvings
Mallikarjuna Temple, Cancone, Goa

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