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• Nataraja Bronze in Government Museum, Chennai
  Ravichandran KP · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Stone sculpture on the exterior wall of Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati
  অজয় দাস · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Chandogya Upanishad manuscript page, shown as an example of manuscript transmission; not a page of the Mandukya Upanishad
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Perspective Pillars of Corridor - Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura
  Jmadhu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Daksha yagna
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• An archival exterior photograph of the Somnath temple ruins, 1895; not the present reconstructed temple
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC0
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• Boats at sunrise Ganges River Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Schwiki
  Schwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A manuscript page of the Rigveda; the manuscript object is later than the textual tradition
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain
  Ashverse · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ambaji Temple at Night
  Viral A dave · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• The Susruta-Samhita or Sahottara-Tantra (A Treatise on Ayurvedic Medicine) LACMA M.87.271a-g (1 of 8)
  · Public domain
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• Hindu family traditional Hawan image
  Preetigangwar · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple by Vikramjit Kakati
  Vikramjit Kakati · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Ramanathaswamy Temple corridor 01
  Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Prashna Upanishad sample manuscript page, Sanskrit, Devanagari script
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Wheel engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India
  Joydeep Chakraborty · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Patanjali Statue
  User:Alokprasad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Sagar manthan (painting) circa 1820
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• Unknown artist - The Goddess Kali (recto), Kali Standing on Shiva (verso) - 2003.110 - Cleveland Museum of Art
  anonymous · Public domain
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• Nadivalaya Yantra, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, 20191218 0925 9021
  Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ukhimath
  Vvnataraj · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Vedic Chanting by Brahmacharins (15885243999)
  Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math · CC BY 2.0
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• Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit)
  Original: Rainer Halama Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A manuscript copy of the Bhagavad Gita, dated around 1800 in the source record
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Hawan at Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir) During Yanglaj Yatra 2017 Photo by Aliraza Khatri
  Aliraza Khatri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Free community kitchen, daana volunteer run daily dining hall Annapurna Hindu temple Mudbidri Karnataka India
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• River Narmada from Maheshwar Fort
  Sumit Surai · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple 2005
  Saket Verma · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A stone mortar and pestle, shown as an illustrative object; not a treatment recommendation
  Takeaway · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Courtyard displays at the Mallikarjuna temple complex, Srisailam
  B.K.Viswanadh · CC BY 2.5
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• The Iron pillar of Delhi 01
  Hridya08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Sculpture of Surya, British Museum 03
  14GTR · CC0
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• Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand (Photo- Vishwanath Negi)
  Vishwanath Negi · CC BY 4.0
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• Nataraja, Chola period bronze, 11th century, Government Museum, Chennai
  Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0
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• Sacred Pond - Baidyanath Dham Temple Complex - Deoghar
  Shivsh0336 at hi.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Adi Shankara Keerthi Sthambha and monastery Mandapam Kalady Kerala entrance
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Landscape of Sikkim 02
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Lord Jagannath temple at night
  Kalyanpuranand · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ghats of Varanasi 2025
  Goku2356 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A historical illustrated yoga manuscript discussing chakras and kundalini; not an anatomical diagram
  Unknown scribe and painter · Public domain
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• 0051223 Jwalamukhi temple, Jvala ji Himachal Pradesh 024
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC0
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• Bhagavata Purana manuscript, 18 century
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• Kumbh mela prayagraj 2025
  Shagunrtn-4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Vaastu Purusha Frontal
  Verena Rapp de Eston · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Lord Shiva And Goddess Parvati Semi Abstract Figurative Painting by kartick dutta
  kartick dutta · CC0
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• Ocimum tenuiflorum 5725
  Vengolis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Bhagavata Gita Bishnupur Arnab Dutta 2011
  Arnab Dutta · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Courtyard and Mahabharata Reliefs at the Kailasa Temple, Ellora 01
  Rohit Sharma · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A woman greeting an acquaintance with joined palms in Okhaldhunga, Nepal
  Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Goddess Durga Idol For Navratri 21
  Bhaiyaji Smile 123 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A potter shaping clay on a wheel in India: an illustrative image of action and its effects
  Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Onam Sadhya - Grand Traditional Vegetarian Feast Served On A Banana Leaf - WikiConference India 2026 - Kochi 2026-09-04 03491
  Gangulybiswarup · CC BY 4.0
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• Mahalakshmi temple, Kolhapur
  Own work · Public domain
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• Navratri garba at Ambaji temple
  anurag agnihotri · CC BY 2.0
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• Rani ki vav - Patan - Gujarat - Wall Decorations
  Snehrashmi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• (1) Aarti Thali, Prayer Plate India
  Pramal · CC BY 2.0
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• A palm leaf Sanskrit manuscript in Brahmi script from Miran China
  Unknown · Public domain
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• Sun Temple, Modhera - Sabha Mandap 01
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• N-GJ-126 Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka Flag Hoisting
  MADHURANTHAKAN JAGADEESAN · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Srisailam-temple-entrance
  Chintohere · Public domain
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• Omkareshwar Temple 02
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Kedarnath Temple
  Shaq774 at en.wikipedia · Public domain
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• Bhimashankar
  SaurabhJain at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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• Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple 7
  Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• श्री नागेश्वर ज्योतिर्लिंग मंदिर
  Shubham7517 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Grishneshwar temple in Aurangabad district
  Rashmi.parab · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Historical view of the Dol-Mandapa at Puri, outside the temple wall
  Poorno Chander Mukherji · Public domain
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• Ramanathaswamy temple gopuram
  Vensatry · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Lord Amarnath
  Gktambe at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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• Katyayani Shakti Peeth Mandir
  Aliva Sahoo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Alop Shankari Devi Mandir
  आशीष भटनागर · CC0
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• Jwalamukhi temple,kangra, himachal pradesh.
  Nswn03 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A Shiva statue within the Devi Talab Mandir complex
  Shivamsetu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Devi koop Bhadrakali Mandir, Kurukshetra
  आशीष_भटनागर · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Lake Manasarovar: a landscape associated with the received tradition, not a photograph of a temple sanctum
  Frederic Vanwalleghem at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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• Mahalakshmi temple Kolhapur (2066163558)
  Ankur P from Pune, India · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• Goddess Saptashrungi Devi Temple1
  AmitUdeshi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• 18.0 Gayatri temple.tif
  Kharmacher · CC0
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• Godavari river ghat at Rajahmundry: regional landscape, not a verified photograph of a specific Peetha shrine
  Adivaitha · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple 2014 (30)
  Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• 2025 West Gopuram and Bhramaramba Devi temple view in Srisailam
  Adityamadhav83 · CC BY 4.0
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• Kamakshi Amman Temple complex and main building at Kanchipuram 18
  Pinakpani · CC BY 4.0
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• Slider-134
  Indraprakashinfo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Shri Bahula Shaktipeeth Temple, Ketugram
  Romam1988 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Bargabhima temple at Tamluk town under Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal 01
  Amitabha Gupta · CC BY 4.0
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• Kalighat Temple Kolkata India - panoramio
  Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0
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• Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati
  Kunal Dalui · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Nartiang Durga temple
  Oliver walsher · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Tripura Sundari Temple
  Bodhisattwa · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Biraja Temple, Jajpur, Odisha, India, 13th century
  Odisha1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Baidyanath temple and temple complex, Deoghar 16
  Pinakpani · CC BY 4.0
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• Harsiddhi Temple, Ujjain 02
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• NARMADA UDGAM COMPLEX, AMARKANTAK - panoramio
  Kailash Mohankar · CC BY 3.0
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• MAIN NAGAPOOSHANI TEMPLE
  Wikinamaste · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Muktinath Temple (1)
  Faj2323 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Guhyeshwari Shaktipeeth Temple
  Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Hinglaj Mata and Mandir
  Bilal Mirza · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Vabanipur Temple - panoramio (3)
  Sabbir Sohan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Chandranath Temple At Sitakunda
  Kazi Md. Jahirul Islam · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Night view towards Sharda temple from the local market
  Sharadcodes · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Badi Patan Devi Temple, Patna
  Shivam Setu · CC BY 4.0
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• Gateway on the approach to Ambaji temple
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC0
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• Kiriteswari Temple
  Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Gateway of Fullara temple 01
  Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Mangalchandi Temple, Ujani (2)
  Abhijit Banerjee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 12
  Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Nalateswari Temple at Nalhati, Birbhum
  Pinakpani · CC BY 4.0
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• Jeshoreshwari Temple, Bangladesh
  Iqbal Mahmud Nayan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• The eastern gateway of the Great Stupa at Sanchi
  Rohit Sharma · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Bodhisattva Padmapani painting in Cave 1 at Ajanta
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• The three-faced Maheshmurti sculpture in Cave 1 at Elephanta
  Saankav · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal
  · Public domain
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• Virupaksha Temple and the approach along Hampi Bazaar
  Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• The large rock relief commonly known as the Descent of the Ganges at Mahabalipuram
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho
  WarmaFiesta · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Relief carving at the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
  Vasukrishnan57 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Telangana
  Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A votive stupa in the Mahabodhi Temple complex at Bodh Gaya
  Sumitsurai · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Brick remains in Monastery 1 at Nalanda Mahavihara
  Sumitsurai · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A painted rock surface at Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
  This file is not in the public domain. Therefore you are requested to use the following next to the image if you reuse this file: © Yann Forget / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Upasana Griha at Santiniketan
  Billjones94 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A view of Jaipur city from Hawa Mahal
  Vssun · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• The tiered Panch Mahal at Fatehpur Sikri
  Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, reflected in water
  Naveen R Gowda · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A courtyard within Agra Fort
  Antoine Taveneaux · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Diwan-i-Khas at Delhi’s Red Fort
  Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Carved stonework in the Qutb complex, Delhi
  Syed Sajidul Islam · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Vijay Stambha at Chittorgarh
  Daniel VILLAFRUELA · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Fortifications following the terrain at Kumbhalgarh
  Shivam Chaturvedi – Aryarakshak at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• The outer walls of Jaisalmer Fort
  Sougata Bhar · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Kutiyattam performance with accompanying musicians
  Ramesh Lalwani · CC BY 2.0
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• Performers in the Purulia tradition of Chhau
  Skasish · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Mudiyettu performance in Kerala
  Jayesh.vivid · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Performers during Ramman in the Garhwal Himalayas
  Arvind Mudgil · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
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• A staged Ramlila scene
  Ankit Gupta · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A Pung Cholom presentation, illustrating a drumming tradition associated with Manipuri Sankirtana
  Leitanthem Santosh Singh · CC BY 4.0
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• Portrait of a Kalbelia dancer
  Ramesh Lalwani · CC BY 2.0
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• A utensil seller in the Thathera market at Jandiala Guru
  Harvinder Chandigarh · CC BY 4.0
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• Interior of a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal in 2018; an archival view of a temporary installation
  Xopolino · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A monk reading and chanting from a text at a monastery near Leh, Ladakh
  Drashokk · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Pattachitra artist at work in Odisha, with painted objects on display
  Euphoric Captures · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Mithila painting artist at Dilli Haat
  Pallav.journo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A Warli painting arranged around a circular composition
  Omrmankar · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• An artist drawing a Kalamkari composition
  Anilbhardwajnoida · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Bandhani work on a sari, showing the small resist-dyed marks
  Mandayamr · Public domain
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• Historical Patan double-ikat trade textile from the Wovensouls collection
  Jainamishra · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ajrak textile illustrating the wider Sindhi and western Indian printing tradition
  Ahub1988 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Examples of Kantha embroidery
  Dhunkifashion · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Twentieth-century Phulkari bridal shawl from Punjab, Honolulu Museum of Art
  Hiart · CC0
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• Silk weaving in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
  McKay Savage · CC BY 2.0
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• A water reservoir at the archaeological site of Dholavira
  Bhajish Bharathan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A traditional pol house in Ahmedabad
  Riyas16 · CC BY 4.0
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• Carved pillar in the Jami Masjid at Champaner
  Snehrashmi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Sunrise over the Ganges at Varanasi; an illustration of the daily turning from night to morning
  Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0
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• Leaves of a Sanskrit medical manuscript, Cikitsa-sara-sangraha; an example of the textual setting of traditional medicine
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Amla fruits (Phyllanthus emblica); the photograph identifies a plant, not a demonstrated longevity treatment
  Kuttykrishnan Photos · CC0
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• A historical painting representing Patanjali with a human upper body and serpent-like lower form
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• A demonstration of Siddhasana; a seated posture does not make prana visible or provide individual practice instructions
  Marcocarvalho · CC BY 3.0
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• A manuscript painting of a yogin with subtle-body centres and channels; a traditional representation, not an anatomical scan
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• A sadhu during Maha Shivratri celebrations at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal
  Bijay Chaurasia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Earthen lamps lit for Diwali
  Alokjain19883105 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, a Mandi painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  anonymous · Public domain
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• Brahma Sarovar in present-day Kurukshetra, Haryana
  आशीष_भटनागर · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Shiva Carries the Corpse of Sati, a Kalighat painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2000.313)
  anonymous · CC0
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• Fresh turmeric rhizome and turmeric powder; these food preparations differ from a concentrated supplement
  Simon A. Eugster · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A botanical specimen showing ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale)
  Kayleemariev · CC0
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• Fruits of Withania somnifera in a botanical specimen photograph
  Roger Culos · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Bacopa monnieri in flower; one plant associated with the common name brahmi
  Ks.mini · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A yoga session at Platinum Yoga in Rosemount, Minnesota; an example of a class setting
  Greatmats · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A seated Siddhasana demonstration; the still photograph does not establish a breathing technique
  This image: Chiswick Chap;Source image: http://www.jaisiyaram.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A pencil and shavings on a notebook; a simple illustration of keeping notes
  Angelina Litvin linalitvina · CC0
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• An outdoor group session at Project Yoga Richmond; the photograph does not establish the participants’ consent arrangements
  Eli Christman · CC BY 2.0
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• A group practising yoga at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas
  Vuemobi Media · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• Prayer beads displayed for sale in Varanasi
  Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Dhruva shown in a celestial composition from a Bhagavata Purana painting series
  Manaku · Public domain
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• Shiva protecting Markandeya, in a Ravi Varma Press image
  Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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• Vamana being blessed by King Bali, a painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  anonymous · Public domain
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• Matsya represented on Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Guntur
  iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Varaha and Bhudevi in a relief at the Durga Temple, Aihole
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Krishna shelters the villagers beneath Govardhan, from an illustrated Harivamsa, circa 1590–95
  Miskin · Public domain
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• Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya in a divine-family painting; this is not a depiction of the race itself
  Yann · Public domain
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• A pot cooking during a Pongal celebration
  Bharmitha Selvaraj · CC0
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• A pookalam made for Onam in Kasaragod
  Shreesha Sharma · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ugadi pachadi in a Telugu household in the United States; this preparation uses neem leaves in place of flowers
  Srinivas14 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A gudi displayed at an older house for Gudi Padwa in 2025
  DesiBoy101 · CC BY 4.0
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• A Vishukkani arrangement with produce, lamps and devotional images
  Edukeralam, Navaneeth Krishnan S · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Coloured powders displayed in a shop for Holi
  Kamalakanta777 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A Krishna performance during a Janmashtami celebration in 2013
  Ramesh Lalwani · CC BY 2.0
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• A decorated Ganesha image during Ganesh Chaturthi worship
  Ashish Suryavanshi858 · CC0
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• The chariots during Rath Yatra at Puri
  Krupasindhu Muduli · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• A child holding a kite at an Uttarayan gathering in Ahmedabad; an archival festival photograph
  Meena Kadri · CC BY 2.0
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• Entrance of Vishalakshi Temple in Varanasi
  Kailash PL · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Approach to Bhagavathy Amman Temple in Kanyakumari, photographed in August 2026
  Sujithshivam511 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A devotional image of Durga attributed to Raja Ravi Varma; this illustrates the Goddess, not a complete Navadurga sequence
  Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
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• Historical illustration of Dhanvantari from the Wellcome Collection; cultural context, not a photograph of a modern consultation
  · CC BY 4.0
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• Cork blocks used as yoga props
  Ian Alexander · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Gajendra Moksha represented in a historical painting
  Unknown artistUnknown artist · Public domain
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• A Pongal kolam in Kattur, Trichy, photographed in 2013
  Benedict · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• An Onam sadya served on a banana leaf at a Kerala home in 2024
  Bhuvana Meenakshi · CC BY 4.0
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• The Varaha relief in Cave 5 at Udayagiri, Madhya Pradesh
  Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0
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• Tamil lettering beside the entrance of Vishalakshi Temple in Varanasi
  Kailash PL · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• An 1801 drawing of the churning narrative represented at the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai
  Unknown (1801) · Public domain
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• A gudi with cloth, garlands and a vessel, displayed outside a home
  Yogendrajain123 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• A decorated earthen vessel associated with Vishukkani; one object rather than the complete arrangement
  Vijayanrajapuram · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Regional view: Bairat (Viratnagar), Rajasthan. This panorama shows the town associated with the directory entry, not an identified Ambika temple.
  Raonaresh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Shrine interior recorded by the photographer at Maa Bhramari Temple near Siliguri, West Bengal, in 2017.
  SayandeepDutta · CC BY 4.0
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• Regional view: the Kirtankhola River at Barisal, Bangladesh. This is regional context, not a photograph of Sugandha Temple or the Sunanda River.
  Hasan Iqbal from Stockholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
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• Regional landscape: Ladakh near Lamayuru, one of the broader regions named in Shri Parvat traditions. This photograph does not identify the Peetha site.
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Devotional art: a 14th-century Nepalese sculpture of Varahi, Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1978.70. It illustrates the named Goddess, not the Panchasagar shrine.
  Cleveland Museum of Art; Nepalese artist unrecorded · CC0
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• Regional view: the Shipra River opposite Vedh Shala in Ujjain. This photograph provides context for the Ujjain identification, not a view of Bhairav Parvat shrine.
  Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Machh Dwar, the fish-shaped entrance at Uchchaith Bhagwati Sthan in Benipatti, Mithila. This local Bhagwati shrine does not resolve the differing identifications of Mithila Peetha.
  Sntshkumar750 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Regional view: a morning street scene in Khanakul, Hooghly. This photograph shows the locality associated with Ratnavali, not the temple building.
  WikiForRay · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Regional view: the Mandakini River at Janaki Kund, Chitrakoot. This is context for the directory location note, not an identified Kalamadhav shrine.
  Naitritya verma · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Historical Dashavatara print, Calcutta Art Studio, 1895. The lower row includes the plough-bearing Balarama; this artwork follows a different selection from the Krishna-inclusive list discussed below. Original image labels are in Bengali.
  Calcutta Art Studio; British Museum collection, 2003,1022,0.38 · Public domain
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• Shri-Vishnupad-Temple-Gaya
  Prittam Anand · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Vishnupad temple gaya bihar
  Surajkumar12111 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ganesh Chaturthi 2021
  TheMacGuy2005 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Coloring Bal Ganesha
  Pritviswa · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Marigold Flowers as garland in India
  SnapMeUp · CC BY 4.0
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• Crowd on the Lakdi Pul during the Ganesh Visarjan Procession 2025
  DesiBoy101 · CC BY 4.0
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• Children learning to make Ganesha images in a workshop; this photograph illustrates learning the craft rather than a professional production line.
  Adityaram · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Pages of an 1843 Marathi Dnyaneshwari manuscript; a later manuscript witness, not the author’s handwriting.
  Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Devotional artwork depicting Dnyaneshwar and Changdev; an illustration of the saint’s remembered tradition, not the text of Pasaydan.
  unknown Poona artist · Public domain
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• Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi (Dindi or Wari)
  Nikhilkelkar · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• An Ramlila Actor In The Role of Ravana
  Neeraj ChawlaNeerajhardik · CC BY-SA 3.0
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• Mysore Dasara procession
  Kalyan Kumar · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• Kullu Deity Palanquin in dussehra 2
  Madhrakangri · CC BY 4.0
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• Ghatasthapana and Ayudha Puja during Navaratri festival
  DoshiJi from Chennai, India · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• Rama, Sita, Lakshmana in exile in forest having a meal, pahari painting
  Unknown pahari painter, ca. 1780-1815. · Public domain
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• Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in the forest: nineteenth-century Kangra-school artwork, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1989.332.
  anonymous · CC0
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• Lakshmana in the service of Rama in the forest
  anonymous · Public domain
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• Street Painting Depicting Bharata Receiving Rama's Padukas
  Anshuman.rai.1004 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Ramghat at chitrakoot (cropped)
  Engshubham · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Saraswati statue (2052703080)
  Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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• Books and musical instruments placed for Saraswati Puja ritual in India
  Rahulbaishnav · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Saraswati Puja 2026 at RGC
  BadhonCR · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Saraswati with a hamsa in a historical painting dated 1895 by its source.
  Ms Sarah Welch · Public domain
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• Tarpan or Tarpana ritual - Mayer ghat in Kolkata 02
  Indrajit Das · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Historical Hindu calendar for 1871–1872. An illustration of calendar tradition, not a timetable for the current year.
  Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
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• Historical Punjabi Sikh family portrait, dated by the source to about 1900–1940. An illustration of preserving family photographs, not a depiction of a shraddha rite.
  Unknown photographer · Public domain
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• Devotional representation of Sant Dnyaneshwar (Jnanadeva), not a contemporary portrait of the medieval saint.
  Ravi Varma Press · Public domain
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• Temple view at Alandi; this photograph does not depict Nevasa or Apegaon.
  Ganesh Dhamodkar · CC BY 4.0
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• Ravana fizzles
  Pete Birkinshaw · CC BY 2.0
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• Saraswati veena (Indian long-necked lute)
  Original: unknownPhotograph: Katharina Common · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Phalgu or Falgu River
  Anup Sadi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Mysore Palace Dussehra Illumination
  V N GUPTA · CC BY-SA 4.0
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• Panachikkadu Saraswati Temple, photographed in 2024. A place associated with learning and Vidyarambham, not a photograph of the ceremony.
  Vis M · CC BY-SA 4.0
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