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An ode to Pavagadh mountain, its myths, and its human and geological history. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A donkey who strays as far away from work as possible coaxes a hardworking beauty to elope, upsetting the plans of a gang of thieves using her to haul priceless stones of antiquity. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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The same path, the same steps, the same ropeway lead the faithful to the same place at the pinnacle; the Kali Mandir and a Mazaar. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A young woman slips in and out of the vastly different worlds of the oldest profession and motherhood as she struggles to provide her child with a normal childhood and nurture hopes of a better future. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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A young land surveyor confronts inexplicable events mirroring those from the mists of time muddying the reality of his present-day working honeymoon. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A shopkeeper takes matters and the plastic sheeting covering his precious refrigerator into his own hands after his young assistant and a customer who reminds him of his own daughter teach him to care for more than just his possessions. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Guj…
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A young boy dreams of sharing in the fabulous wealth and prosperity enjoyed by the endless procession of foreign tourists who come to admire the crumbling walls and broken edifices surrounding his village. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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Waves of love, friendship, loyalty, and betrayal lap through the lives of two women as they grow up from a shared childhood and youth to married adulthood in diverging circumstances. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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A local school teacher resurrects his childhood rubber-band gun skills to introduce his class of high-spirited young boys to the immutable laws of motion and aerodynamics. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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Fragile, graceful arches of the Saat Kaman, standing for centuries, continue to frame the world of the people who live around it. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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Connected domes of royal residences later used as granaries for a city under siege continue to provide a place of rest. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A priest at a wayside shrine watches in awe as the goddess Kali appears before him in the form of a woman who reaches out to steady her husband among the throng of pilgrims making their way up the path. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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An aspiring singer loses once again to a ruthless competitor. As he appeals to a higher authority, his trusted donkey chews his way to set up the villain for a humiliating end. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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Dancer and tree, the now and the then, in harmony at the Lakulish Mandir. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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Meditating Shiva at the Lakulish Mandir showers blessings on worshipers, divine, mortal, monstrous, and otherwise. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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Shiva, etched into the stones of the Lakulish Mandir, surrounded by a multitude of diverse followers dances through the ages. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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The relentless march of time and technology continue to chip away at the fortunes of a hardworking photographer until the goddess Kali intervenes by sending a stuffed toy tiger to lead the way to prosperity once again. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western Indi…
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Ruins of the iconic Lakulish mandir, one of the most famous and certainly the most picturesque and poetic, materialize from the mist cleared by the rising sun. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A wily native uses his wits to deal with the arrival of a stronger, more aggressive foreigner just as the local kings did when the invading forces first arrived to lay siege to the mountain. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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Sikandar ka Roza, a memorial to the king Sikander; one of many sultans to rule under the name of the legendary Alexander the Great. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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When outsiders arrive promising to bring prosperity to the village for a guaranteed return on their investment, a local shopkeeper settles all accounts. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A young boy living in a dream world of greatness and glory, of great deeds and spectacular success, finds himself unable to speak or move when opportunity dances its way to him. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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A seemingly deserted monument continues to exude an air of intimacy and immediacy even after only a part of one minaret of a breathtaking mosque stands today. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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A young boy growing up amidst the ruins of antiquity grapples with the bleak realities of his modern-day life. Sometimes a cheerful, unassuming honesty is all one needs to make it through the day. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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Even cordoned off monuments play a central role in shaping life around them, as is the case with the Shaher ki Masjid in the heart of Champaner, at the foot of Pavagadh. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.…
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How the eons have shaped a bond shared today by the people and their land of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India. Poems and stories inspired by the people and monuments of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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Introduction to poems and stories inspired by the monuments and people of Champaner-Pavagadh, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gujarat, Western India.By Images in Words
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