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Karen Knorr, an award winning artist, considers her tour of India in 2008 as a life changing journey. During the period of 2008 to 2012, she started exploring Rajput and Mughal cultural heritage, stories of northern India, focusing on Rajasthan using sacred and secular sites to consider caste, femininity and its relationship to the animal world.

The Witness, Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi

Her series named, “India Song”, features exotic animals in the elegant rooms of palaces and cultural sites throughout Rajasthan. The footnote eloquently describes the series,

“Cranes, zebus, langurs, tigers and elephants mutate from princely pets to avatars of past feminine historic characters, blurring boundaries between reality and illusion and reinventing the Panchatantra for the 21st century”

The Queen’s Room, Zenana, Udaipur

Flight to Freedom, Juna Mahal, Dungarpur

The Gatekeeper, Samode Palace, Samode

Waiting for Atman, Junagarh Fort, Bikaner

The Sound of Rain, Junagarh Fort, Bikaner

The Private Audience, Aam Khas, Juna Mahal, Dungarpur

The Conqueror of the World, Podar Haveli, Nawalgarh

The Messenger, Purana Qila, Delhi

The Avatars of Devi, Samode Palace, Samode

A Place like Amravati, Udaipur City Palace, Udaipur

The Maharaja’s Apartment, Udaipur City Palace, Udaipur

The Survivors, Deogarh Palace, Deogarh

Disccussions Concerning Rasa, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

The Joy Of Ahimsa, Takhat Vilas, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

The Return of the Hunter, Jaipur Palace, Jaipur

The Inheritor, Moti Mahal, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

Durga’s Mount, Juna Mahal, Dungarpur

Bhakti, Path of Sants, Shiva Temple, Hampi

Attaining Moksha, Ajanta Caves, Ajanta

Becoming Arihanta, Sahastrabahu Temple, Gwalior

The Palaiyakkarars, Hazarama Temple, Hampi

To know more about Karen and follow her work, you may find her on Facebook, Twitter or check out her official website.

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