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Faces of India IV

Page Last Updated: September 07,2008

Part of the Indians of the Twentieth Century Project at Kamat's Potpourri. 
All photographs by K. L. Kamat.

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Daughter of the Himalayas
Picture of a girl belonging to a mountain tribe, Himachal Pradesh
Himalayan Girl
Portrait of a Devotee of Ellamma
Given to Goddess
Portrait of a temple woman (Devadasi)

A Goulini of Mundgod
When asked to pose, this lady begged the photographer "Please spare me from the Government" !
Faces of India
Faces of India
Happy Girl
Picture of a girl in a orphanage, Mysore, 1985

A Konkani Lady, Honavar
Portrait of a Goud Saraswat Brahmin Lady
Traditional Konkani Woman
Faces of India
Laughing Matron
Notice her teeth detereorated by tobacco use

The Mustache Man
Faces of India
Faces of India
Portrait of a Goulini
The Gouli community are migrants from the state of Maharashtra, and engage in milk trade.

Portrait of Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar
Goruru at his residence
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar
Faces of Indian Woman
Portrait of a Siddi Woman

Portrait of a Shaivatite Priest
Town of Nanjanagudu, 1984
Faces of India
Common faces of India
Portrait of a Poor Vegetable Vendor

Portrait of the Village Priest
The village of Jodikallahalli, Bangalore District
The Village Priest
Facial of a Dancer
Ready for the Performance
Portrait of a Bharatanatyam dancer at Keshava Nrityashala, Bangalore

Son of the Soil
Capturing portraits that can tell a story always fascinated Kamat. Shown above is a portrait of a villager.
Portrait of a Villager
Portrait of a Poor Woman
Stories the Faces Tell
Kamat was a portrait specialist. In the faces of the most common of citizens of India, he has documented the spirit of the 20th century India.

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Portraits
Ready for the Performance Portrait of a Siddi Woman Portrait of a Goulini Laughing MatronSon of the Soil
Portrait of the Village Priest Portrait of Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar Portrait of a Shaivatite PriestA Goulini of Mundgod Stories the Faces Tell
Portrait of a Poor Vegetable Vendor  Given to Goddess The Mustache Man Happy GirlA Konkani Lady, Honavar
Daughter of the Himalayas

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