Calligraphy and ornate carving in the ceilings of one of the mosques in the matriarchal Muslim area of Kuttichira, Kozhikode.

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Calligraphy and ornate carving in the ceilings of one of the mosques in the matriarchal Muslim area of Kuttichira, Kozhikode. This area of Kerala was one of the earliest to covert to Islam.

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Size: 5118px × 3412px
Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © Stuart Forster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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