Real, Imaginary, and Holy Animals from India
First Online: August 15, 1997
Last updated : November 16, 2024
Table of Contents
| Animals of
Indian Mythology Ancient Indians had recognized the animals' right to co-exist with man and therefore they were loved, nurtured and even worshipped |
Red
Ants and The Tribal Boy The shores of Bhagirati river not only provide exotic views, but also education on human nature, the life of insects, and their co-existence |
| Sports Vehicles from Heaven Hindu deities and their favorite vehicles in an amusing exhibition. |
Birds
of Ranganatittu Kamat on the birds congregating at this southern Bird Sanctuary |
| Donkey Days - Donkeys on the streets of India | Indian Elephants Section on the elephants of India explores their use in temples, as work-force, and their role in Indian society; includes a FAQ and a number of pictures. |
| The Crawling Royals They are feared, charmed, and worshiped; online exhibition on The Snakes in Indian Society |
Wild and Dangerous Tigers, Lions and other predators of Indian jungle. Includes pictures of a white tiger, and an article on the now extinct Indian Cheetah |
- A female painted stork at a nesting site
- Acting Beyond the Age!
- Agni the Ram Rider
- Ancient Indian Sculpture Shows Mating Snake Couple
- The Angel Butterfly
- Animal Life Depicted in Period Art
- Animal Vehicles of Hindu Deities
- Animals and Ancient Indians
- Ant Fight
- The Ants and I
- Ants at Work
- Ants Building a Leaf Building
- Baya weaver bird (Ploceus phillipinus), Ranganatittu
- Bengal Tiger in Mysore Zoo
- The biggest cat of them all
- Bird in Flight
- The Birds of India
- The Birds of Ranganatittu
- Born Free
- Boy Krishna Tames the Evil Serpent Kaliya
- The Cock Fight
- The Coexistence
- Crawling Royals - The Snakes of India
- A Crocodile in Kaveri River
- Crossing the Highway
- The Crows of India
- A Crow Mother Feeds Child
- The Crows and the Snake
- Crows with Carrion
- Delicious Husband!
- A Domesticated Elephant
- Donkey Days - Donkeys on the streets of India
- Donkeys Eating Trash
- Egg Capsule of Praying Mantis
- Egret in Flight
- An Elephant Goes to Work
- The Elephant Walk
- Elephant Hunt
- Elephant, Amber Palace
- The Elephants of Mysore Dasara
- Elephants With Wings
- Fantastic Animal Navagunjara
- "Feed Me First!"
- Feeding the Elephant God
- Fighting Ants
- A Frog in the Well (Rana tigrina)
- Garden Lizard Performing Ballet
- Garuda Carrying Lord Vishnu
- Garuda, a Sacred Bird of Hindus
- Herd of Wild Elephants Visiting a Water Point
- How do the ants cross water?
- In Search of Livelihood
- In the Danger Zone
- The Indian Cheetah
- Indian Crow in Hiding
- The Indian Elephants
- Insect Goes to School !
- Insect or Bird?
- The Jungle Crow
- Kamat's Fascination with Insects
- Kamat's Insects
- Kamat's Study of Insects
- The Kedda System
- Kicking the Menacing
- King of the Jungle - Lions of India
- Letter writing and the use of birds as messengers
- Lion of Bannerghatta National Park
- Lions on a Walk
- Logo of the Gangas
- The Lone Tusker
- A Lone Tusker in Bandipur National Forest
- Lord Ganesh rides his favorite mouse to earth
- Lord Indra riding the Airavat, the eight trunked elephant
- Lord Krishna Rides the Bird Garuda
- Lord Krishna rides Garuda, the king of birds
- Lord Vishnu uses a snake as a vehicle, bed and a sofa!
- Love Stuck - Painted Grass Hoppers
- Made for Each Other -- The Dovey Couple
- The Mahut and his Pet
- The majestic roar of the lion
- The majestic roar of the lion
- A Majestic Tusker in the Wild
- Male Asiatic Lion
- Man Blowing the Horn Nagaswaram
- Members of Insect Society
- "Mother's Milk is the Best Food"
- Mud Wasp in Nest
- Mysore Dasara Procession
- Mystical Bird Gandaberunda
- Nagamandala, The Snake Web
- Naga-Nagini - The Snakes in Embrace
- Nature's Janitors
- Night Heron Landing on a Treetop
- Offerings Made to the Snake Deity
- Opposites Attract
- A Painted Stork near Ranganatittu in Karnataka
- Painted stork, Mycteria Leucicephala
- Painted Storks, the Village of Belluru
- Peacock in Indian Art
- The Peacock Riding Karthikeyan
- Pet or tool?
- Picture of a White Tiger
- A Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Portrait of a Cockroach
- Praying "Praying Mantis"
- Predators of India
- The Queen Ant
- Queen Bee Kicks Out the Lazy Husband
- Questions & Answers on the Elephants
- Red Ants and the Santali Boy
- Rhinoceros, Mysore Zoo
- Rhinoceros in Mysore Zoo
- The Royal Elephant Ride
- The Sacred Cow Kamadhenu -- the fulfiller of desires
- Sculpture of Elephant in Rut
- A Seven Hooded Cobra Shelters a Jina in Meditation
- The Seven Hooded Cobra
- The Snake and the Charmer from a Puppet Show
- The Snake Charmer and his Pet
- Snake charmer from a medieval sculpture
- Snakes and Garuda
- Snakes of India: Frequently Asked Questions
- Spo Bellied Eagle Owl
- The Spoonbills
- Stamps Featuring the Snakes of India
- A street side snake charmer dances his cobra
- Sumati the Gorilla
- The Sunbathing Calf
- A Three Headed Mythological Figure Rides a Lion
- Tiger at Patna Zoo
- Tiger in Mysore Zoo
- Two Headed Deity Shani Rides a Crow
- Two Young Painted Storks in their Nest
- Underwater Life depicted in a Tumkur Painting
- The unequal match of the termite couple
- Use of Elephants and Horses in the Army
- The White Elephant
- Yama the Lord of Death and his Vehicle, the Water Buffalo
