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: The birth of Ugra Pandya, son of Sundara Pandya(Shiva) and Minakshi. (TP 11)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Following his wedding, Ugra Pandya receives from his father, Sundara Pandya (Shiva), a javelin, a disc, and a bunch of flowers. (TP 12)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Madurai is on the verge of being engulfed by the ocean. Ugra Pandya armed with his javelin, quells the waters. (TP 13)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Ugra Pandya armed with a disc, vanquishes Indra, thus putting an end to the drought on his land. (TP 14)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Ugra Pandya throws a bunch of flowers on Mount Meru’s summit. Mount Meru appears in his human form (barely visible) and shows the king where the riches are concealed. (TP 15)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Shiva as Jnana-Dakshinamurti explains to the rishis the true sense of the Vedas. (TP 16)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihideshvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Sundareshvara, in the guise of a merchant sells gems to Abhisheka Pandya. (TP 17)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Shiva saves Madurai from the floods caused by Varuna’s wrath. (TP 18)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The citizens of Madurai worship Sundareshvara and Minakshi after he saved the town from the floods caused by Varuna. (TP 19)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Shiva as an almighty siddha. (TP 20)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: A stone elephant eats a sugar cane given to him by Abhisheka Pandya, at the presence of Shiva in the guise of a siddha (TP 21)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, northern colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Vikrama Pandya kills the magic elephant created by the Jains, seen here armed with clubs, to destroy Madurai. The king’s arrow takes the form of Ugra Narasimha and kills the elephant. (TP 22)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
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