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PHOTOS FROM
PAINTING STORIES

The photos follow the arrangement of chapters in Painting stories. Most of the titles and photos link to additional photographs that complement the book illustrations.

Introduction

The Puri painting. By courtesy of Denmark’s National Museum

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A foreign bird

Helle and Prasanta, 1991

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The sketchbook

Jagannath guides one of his apprentices

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A ladies bicycle

Helle and Seema at the riverbed, painted by Tophan Moharana, 1989

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A craving for idlis

Tophana Moharana at work in the studio

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The helmet

Helle with her helmet, 1991

The wrath of a deity

Jagannath figurines

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A brief glimpse of joy

Sula with her husband and daughter, 1994

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Too good to be true

Sula Moharana working on her roof, 1989

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A convenient arrangement

Feet decorated with olata, 1991

Still standing

Sula Moharana with her portrait, painted by her son Dibasish, 2020

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Just luck

Tophana Moharana and Helle, 1991

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Village performances

Gangadhar Nayak decorates one of his Gotipur pupils, 2017

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Spectator bird

In the aftermath of cyclone Fani, 2019

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