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Faiths, Occults and Schools of Thought
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Keywords: faiths, religions
 Lakshmi -- Goddess of Wealth |  |
 |  Weight of Lord Krishna A common vow among Hindus is to give charitable donations equal to the weight of a deity |
Flower Offerings to Lord Krishna |  |
 | Fruit Offerings for Lord Krishna |
Man Dressed as Woman in Devotion Picture of a member of the mysterious Yellamma cult |  |
 | Mirabai - A Woman Saint Who Propagated Bhakti (Devotion) through Songs & Music |
Andal - A Lady Saint of South India Andal is an important saint of Bhakti, who practiced a new type of "romantic relationship" with the Lord. |  |
 | Goddess Durga Idol of eight-armed goddess Durga riding a tiger |
Four Handed Lord Vishnu Depicttuion of Vishnu as the Lord of Guruvayur |  |
 | Surya the Sun God A sculpture from Karnataka |
Sage Basaveshwara who founded the Lingayat cult in 12th century |  |
 | Madhvacharya (guru) teaching a Desciple Illustration from an old textbook |
Lord Brihaspati Detail from a temple painting in Malagi village |  |
 | Five Headed Goddess Lakshmi Painting from a temple in the village of Malagi |
Lord Vishnu as Kalki A Kavi art mural from Sukkeri |  |
 | The Faith Makes The Man A devout man offering prayers to an idol |
Rama Sorrounded by Sita, Laxman and Hanuman Tanjore School of Painting |  |
 | Lord Brahma from a Sculptural Textbook Illustration of Lord Brahma based on a sculptural textbook of Sri Kashyapa Shilpa Shastram (1st Century A.D.) |
Swami Haridas (1478-1573) Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
 | Shoe Offerings to the Betal Spirit The evil spirit of Betal (a.k.a. Vetal) being pleased by offerings of footwear, Cancone |
Kama Shooting the Arrow of Lust Painting by Rudrakumar Jha shows Kama burning in the fire of passion |  |
 | Devotees Cooking for the Durga Pooja Navaratri festival, Bangalore, 2001 |
Idol of Goddess Kali |  |
 | Ganapati Goes Bananas! Idol of Lord Ganapati decorated with peeled bananas |
Devotees at the Footsteps of Gomateswara Pilgrim center of Sravanabelagola in Karnataka |  |
 | Goddess Saraswati A painted wooden sculpture from Tamilnadu |
Goddess Laxmi Goddess Laxmi depicted in a Madhubani folk painting |  |
 | Vishwarupa of Lord Vishnu Mysore traditional school of painting by Tippaji, 1857 |
Adi Shankaracharya |  |
 | Boy with a spear pierced though his cheek Picture shows a boy in trans demonstrating his devotion by bodily injuring himself |
Sant Tukaram Detail from an Indian postal stamp |  |
 | Priest and his Travelling Temple Notice the floral and leaf decorations. Neighborhood of Malleswaram, Bangalore |
A Female Devotee of Ayyappa |  |
 | Swami Ayyappa of Shabarimala Pencil sketch on paper by Vikas Kamat |
Wet Devotees Waiting to Offer Prayers Town of Udupi, Karnataka |  |
 | Varuna, the God of Rains Intricately carved crocodile sculpture from Halebidu |
Man in Trance while Carrying a "Divine Burden" Observation of the "Bandi Festival", Honavar |  |
 | Rati and Manmatha A 10th century sculpture from Kalasa town, Shimoga District, Karnataka |
Devotee of Melkote Relief on the footsteps of a temple. The belief was that the dust accumulated by the devotion of other devotees is enough for salvation |  |
 | Swami Ramanand Saint Ramanand fought against the evils of caste system and advocated devotion to reach God |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534) A 16th century saint and social reformer of India |  |
 | Sant Ravidas Detail from a First Day Envelope |
Saint Namadeo (Namadev) Indian stamp released to honor 13th century saint Namadev |  |
 | Saint Eknath Detail from a first day envelope released by Indian Postal Service honoring Eknath |
Three Headed Animal Lover Dattatreya Painting shows Hindu deity surrounded by animals he loves |  |
 | Idols of Balarama, Subhadra, and Krishna Jagannath Temple, Puri |
Guru Ghasidas Stamp released in year 1987 to remember Dalit Saint Ghasidas |  |
 | Vishnu as Vamana the Dwarf |
Saint Ramanujacharya Detail from a sculpture, Mysore district, 2007 |  |
