Desi magic

Photo by <n>Vaaridri</n> featuring <n>Harshita Bhatt</n> with traditional <n>alta</n> dye.

<n>Care For A Date</n>, a photo for gourmet food brand <n>Bruijn</n> by artist <n>Akash</n>.

From the <n>Straavi</n> campaign <n>Mallippū vācal</n>, photographed by <n>Karan Kumar Sachdev</n>.

Savitri Table featuring <n>Jharokha inspired colour blocked table linen</n> by <n>Akupara</n>. Photo by <n>Sanjay Tomar</n>.

A tribute to Indian Independence Activist <n>Prabhavati Devi Narayan</n>. Photo by <n>Sanjay Tomar</n> for <n>Akupara</n>.

<n>Sari</n>, a photograph by <n>Tuul Morandi</n> and <n>Bruno Morandi</n>.

<n>Indian women in the sea</n> (2007) by <n>Anne van der Vaart</n>, taken in Mamallapuram, India.

<n>'Bougainvillea portal'</n> by photographer <n>Imdad Barbhuyan</n>.

<n>Shriya Pilgaonkar</n> and <n>Aishwarya Sonar</n> for <n>Straavi</n>'s "<n>Mallippū vācal</n>" series. Photo by <n>Karan Kumar Sachdev</n>.

Women entering a temple in <n>Madurai</n>, Tamil Nadu. Photo by <n>Macduff Everton</n> for <n>Condé Nast Traveler</n>.

<n>Padmini, the Lotus lady</n>, a chromolithograph by <n>Raja Ravi Varma</n> created between 1890-1910.