Topography
Historical background
Particularly interesting are the schematic renderings of many temples. The deities are shown in their own shrines along with the typical natural features of the site, enabling thus the viewer to identify them.
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Tyagaraja and Nilotpalambal – the presieding deities of Tiruvarur – flanked by two pujaris, the one on the left waving a lit oil lamp; the one on the right with a tray of offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Chokkanatha of Madurai, flanked by two pujaris – the one on the left waving a lit oil lamp; the one on the right with a tray of offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Indra worships Sundareshvara (Shiva). (TP 1)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Airavata worships Sundareshvara and is freed from a curse. (TP 2)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Shiva, in the guise of an ascetic appears before Kulashekhara Pandya and instructs him to build Madurai. (TP 3)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Tatatakai (Minakshi) emerges from the flames of the sacrificial fire. (TP 4)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Tatatakai (Minakshi) at the presence of Vishnu (left) and Adhikaranandi (right). (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Before the nuptial banquet, Shiva dances in the Velliambalam (Silver Hall) for the benefit of Vyaghrapada and Patanjali. (TP 6)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The remnants of Sundara Pandya’s (Shiva’s) wedding feast are given to Gundodara. (TP 7)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Gundodara finishes to eat and drinks the Vaigai River. On the left, barely visible: Gundodara devours a sea of curd rice. (TP 8)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Minakshi’s mother, Kanchanamala,wishes to bathe in the sea. By order of Sundareshvara (Shiva), the waters of the seven oceans descend on a tank near Madurai. (TP 9)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Minakshi’s father, Malayadhvaja, returns to earth to allow his wife to bathe in the sea. Subsequently, they fly together to heaven. (TP 10)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
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