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गोपाला Krishna told mother Yahsoda about his innocence, Painting from Tiruchirappalli or Trichy, Tamil Nadu, ca. 1825

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basket-maker and his wife, ca.1870 Painting from Trichinopoly, company painting
of India
items for daily use were made but no pollution
renewable resources? of agro forestry by product?

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working shoulder double burden ( i shall use word responsibility) as these women to earn livelihood via occupations professions, had to carry children infants on back, tuff life they had as Basket-maker's wife too!
Painting, Trichinopoly
1. 1860-1870
2. 1870

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European lady being carried in Palanquin, Painting from Trichinopoly, ca.1870
certain caste of men were engaged in this, bearer? Fanny Parkes described in her journals पालकी वाला और डोली वाला

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Grain seller & wife, Painting from Trichinopoly, ca.1870
reminds of days in village when we steal handfull of grains & took to shop, who weighed & gave what we ask, sweets गुड़ चना पट्टी patti पेठा मूँगफली लइया चबेना anything? Barter system it was
no packed uncle chips?

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Shoemaker & wife (Chuckler's Wife) Painting from Trichinopoly, ca. 1850, company painting?
from set of 17 paintings on castes /occupation
Trichy ?

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Virabhadra, the son of Shiva? Trichinopoly or Tiruchchirappalli? ca. 1825 company Painting
Veerbhadra? वीरभद्र a form of Shiv or born out of his जटा, the one who destroyed Yaksh or Yagya?
when shiv thrashed lock from his hair on ground, Virbhadra & Bhadrakali were born

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Shakti of Shiva in her form as Devi Durga Mahishasurmardini, company painting from Trichinopoly or Tiruchchirappalli, ca. 1825
Tiruchi or Trichy? in TN
Devi slaying demon Mahishasur

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Indra, chief of gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata
holds Vajra
painting from Trichinopoly, ca. 1825
inscription in Telugu reads Indra going to fight Kumbhkaran?
can you read?
Varitrahana is as god Bahram in the Avesta? is it?

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here too women seems not behind men, they work together hand to hand with men? or even sometimes more too!
woman & Man carrying Ganges water, painting from Trichinopoly, ca.1860 trichirapalli (Trichy)?
reminds of Kavad yatra! काँवड़ यात्रा

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there was a story: a nawab was searching other leg when food was served to him, later it was found out cook-khansama used to trick him & used to tell that when bird was shot at it was standing on only one leg?
bearer carrying bird & pot
Painting, Trichinopoly ca1860-70

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which shop/craft it is?
just 30 years back i saw such shops, when we used to go there to sharpen knife-Hansia, scissors & few used to come on streets on cycle

knife & sword-sharpener, Trichinopoly, ca.1860 Painting at

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painting depicts closed palanquin, with 6 carriers, accompanied by a pitara -carrier & a headman.

Painting- gouache on mica, Trichinopoly, ca.1860
company painting at
it seems down south too they used closed palanquin?

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in blue choli carrying a (bone?)china ewer & basin ca.1860-70 Museum Number 4660:2/(IS).V&A
without them no colonial officer or their family could survive? many were trafficked to UK Europe? God knows what happened to them? illegal status for them? converted?

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Market Place of Trichinopoly showing officers of the Madras Light Infantry ~ 1800 ~ Philip Le Couteur ~

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