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When my research on the sphinx of India was in an earlier stage, I created a small website to present the material. This website is called The Vedic Sphinx

I have found the following websites exceptionally informative and interesting:


The Archaeology Channel Explore the human cultural heritage through streaming media. Travel through time and feel the thrill of discovery. Examine the wonderful diversity of the human experience!




Passionate About History is a very informative blog by Mary Harrsch shining light on all kinds of interesting news items regarding ancient history. Mary Harrsch was so kind to dedicate one blog post to my research on the Sphinx of India, for which I thank her.

Archaeology Online is a website dedicated to the archaeology of India and Indian history maintained by Tarini Carr. Her close personal connection and experience have given her an intimate understanding of Indian culture and history. In this website she present the evidence for a new approach to the history of India.

Oriental Architecture is a website on the history of architecture in Asia with a fantastic photo archive and introductions to many historic architectural monuments and shrines from all over Asia. It is a pleasure and honor to be a contributor to this website with photographic material of architecture from South India.

A
 search engine about the conservation of cultural heritage

India Begint Hier (India Starts Here) is a Dutch link page on all kinds of subjects relating to India.


I met Nancy Freeman some two decades ago. She has written some wonderful books that can be read online. Her first book is Journey of a Master about her experiences with Swami Chinamayananda. Her second is Journey through Timeless India about her travels in India. It was during this traveling she came to Chidambaram and we met. She writes about our meeting in her book. She kept her promise and in February 1992 my first article was published in Tattva Loka. It was a great event and breakthrough in my life and I will never forget her kindness and sincerity. In her writings she shares her experiences with openness and without pre-concepts. She is a great soul.


Indian Temples and Iconography is the weblog of Kavitha Kalyan, one of the young generation with enthusiasm for with India's treasures. She writes about Indian iconography and architecture, not only with expertise, but also with warmth, involvement and commitment. Sharing with her readers her observations as well as her personal experiences. Her aim is to inspire the new generation.

Hindu Wisdom is a website which features all kinds of unknown positive facts about the history and achievements of Hindu philosophy, arts and sciences. This treasure trove of information has been collected by Ms.Sushama Londhe.

Kaladarshana is a website about historical architecture in India and other parts of the South-Asian subcontinent with photographic material presented by Amit Guha.

Art History Resources on the Web is a site presenting links to all kinds of websites relating to art history in general. This site is maintained by Christopher Witcombe, professor of art-history of Sweet Briar College in Virginia, in the USA. Here you can link to the section on Indian art and architecture.

Art of India is a wonderful source for links on Indian art history. It is part of a much larger links-site on art and art history called Incredible @rt Department maintained by Judy Decker and Ken Rohrer. It is mainly intended as a resource for education.

Old Stones is the website of Michael D.Gunther with a large presentation on art history and archaeology by way of of his own photo collection. The site has time-lines and information accompanying the photos. It has a large and informative section on Indian art and architecture called Monuments of India.




In acknowledgement of the kind permissions given to reproduce photos on this website I include the following links:

The British Library's Svadesh Collection is home to countless unique images from pre-independence India.

Jim Collins has been so kind to extend his permission to use his photo of a sphinx from Myanmar.

Anner Heitzer and Heiner Damm also extended their permission to use several photos from their website.


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The Sphinx of India is my discovery and is the result of 15 years of perseverance and research. I have so far financed my fieldwork and other research activities entirely from my own resources. It has at long last also gained academic recognition. The extent of this research requires additional funding. I request the visitors to appreciate this work and encourage me by contributing a donation towards its continuation. I am also open for proposals for collaborative research, and other projects like documentaries or publications. You can contact me at rdeekshithar@yahoo.com
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