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Shiva's pigeons : an experience of India

by Jon Godden, Rumer Godden, Stella Snead

Combining photography and prose, this work explores the social and religious landscape of India. It depicts the lives of individuals from diverse faiths, highlighting the cultural complexities and internal contradictions of the subcontinent.

Accession 24198 ISBN 0701113383 Publisher Chatto & Windus
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