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# Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c10.176

Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c10.176

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### [c10.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c10.176)

Before we discuss them it is necessary to explain that in Indian religious painting every one of the colours used has a special symbolic meaning.

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