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: mid-19th century
Description: An usher announces the arrival of Vishvamitra; Vasisththa, king Dasharatha, Sumantra and courtiers welcome him.
his entourage welcome him.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama aims mud pellets at Kuni’s (Manthara) hump; The four princes and their mothers; Bottom row: Having performed their ablutions, Rama and Lakshmana build a canopy of arrows to protect the rishis’ yajna from being polluted by the hordes of the rakshasas headed by Subahu and Maricha; Subahu is killed in battle; Maricha, hit by an arrow, is is propelled into the sea.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: The princes invited to Sita’s svayamvara (ceremony in which the bride choses her husband) are disappointed at Rama’s victory.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The rishis perform the homa (offerings to a consecrated fire) as a part of the wedding rituals; Bottom row: Rama and Sita pour water on one another as a part of the wedding celebrations.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Arch above the door: Vishvamitra, Shatananda and Vasishstha ride in state.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Arch above the door: The four princes prostrate before King Dasharatha, Sumantra, and the queens.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama, Lakshmana and Sita meet Sharabhanga who then ends his life by jumping into the fire; They visit two further ashrams (Sutikshna? and Agastya’s brother?); Then they meet Jatayu; Second row: Rama fights single handed against Khara,Trishiras and Doshana; Third row: Lakshmana in the forest; A mendicant appears at Sita’s hut; Ravana reveals himself in his true form and abducts Sita; Jatayu intercepts Ravana’s chariot and a fight ensues; Fourth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive in time to meet the dying Jatayu; They cremate his body, perform their ablutions; They reach Matanga muni’s hermitage; Rama is thirsty; Lakshmana goes to fetch water and the rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce him; Fifth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Sabari’s ashram; After having met them she steps on the funeral pyre and her liberated soul ascends to heaven; Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha; Sugriva sends Hanuman to see who they are; Once he has ascertained their identity he carries
them to meet Sugiva; They form an alliance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama, Lakshmana and Sita visit Sharabhanga, who then ends his life jumping into the fire; They visit two further ashrams (Sutikshna? and Agastya’s brother?); They meet Jatayu; Second row: Sita is concealed in a cave while Rama fights single handed against three of Ravana’s brothers; Third row: Sita sends Lakshmana in the forest to help Rama; Sita’s abduction; Jatayu intercepts the progress of Ravana’s chariot; Fourth row: Rama and Lakshmana search for Sita; They meet the dying Jatayu; They perform the last rites, and afterwards, their ablutions; They meet Matanga muni; Rama is thirsty Lakshmana goest to fetch water and the rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce him; Fifth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Sabari’s ashram; After meeting them she steps on the funeral pyre and her liberated soul ascends to heaven; Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha; Sugriva sends Hanuman to find out who they are; Once he has ascertained their identity he carries them to meet Sugiva; They form an alliance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata, Shatrughna and the queens, visit the exiles on Mt Chitrakuta; they perform the shraddha ceremony in memory of Dasharatha, and they leave; Bharata carries Rama’s sandals on his head back to Ayodhya; Second row: The exiles meet Agastya(?) who bestows upon Rama Vishnu’s bow and quiver; They then settle in Panchavati; Lakshmana kills accidentally Sambukumara; Third row: Rama returns victorious after routing Trishiras, Khara and Doshana; Shurpanakha, mutilated, reports to Ravana in Lanka; Fourth row: Sita, drops her ornaments on Kishkindha; She is then held captive in Ravana’s ashoka grove; Fifth row: The rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata’s return journey to Ayodhya; Second row: Lakshmana reports the accidental
killing of Sambukumara; Rama seeks the advice of the rishis; Shurpanakha discovers Sambukumara’s body and attacks the rishis; She then appears as a young woman before Rama; He sends her to Lakshmana; She goes back to Rama, who chases her away, then she returns to Lakshmana who tells her off; Third row: Ravana visits his uncle Maricha who agrees to take the shape of a golden gazelle and roams around the exiles’ hut; Fourth row: The rakshasis guard Sita held captive in the ashoka grove; Ravana in council.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata arrives in Ayodhya and places Rama’s sandals on the throne; The story of the crow; The exiles meet Atri maharishi and Anasuya; They arrive in the Dandaka forest where Viradha attempts to abduct Sita but is killed by Rama and his liberated soul ascends to heaven; Second row: Lakshmana mutilates the rakshasi Shurpanakha; She runs to
seek the help of her brothers; They fight against Rama while Lakshmana guards Sita; Third row; Sita sees the golden gazelle and asks Rama to catch it; He goes into the forest, kills it and Maricha emerges out of its carcass; Fourth row: Ravana and Mandodari; Kumbhakarna asleep; Rama meets Lakshmana in the forest; They return to find the hut empty; Fifth row: Lakshmana is on the verge of mutilating Ayomukhi; Rama and Lakshmana meet and kill Kabandha, whose liberated soul ascends to heaven; They cremate him.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Encouraged by Kuni (Manthara), Kaikeyi speaks to Sumantra; King Dasharatha faints; The rishis make arrangements for Rama’s coronation; The messenger arrives; Kaikeyi supported by Kuni announces to Rama and Laskhmana that they are to be exiled; Then they take leave of their mothers; Sita insists in wanting to accompany them; They gift their worldly goods to the Brahmins; Second row: the exiles arrive at Bharadvaja’s hermitage; In Ayodhya, Dasharatha dies after hearing Sumantra’s report; The king’s body is immersed in a vat of oil; Third row: Ablutions after Dasharatha’s cremation; A courtly procession; The ladies of the harem in conference; The courtiers and Vasishtha want Bharata to be crowned but he refuses; Fourth row: The court on its way to Mt Chitrakuta; Lakshmana sees them arriving and reports to Rama; On the left and right side of the door: Ganesha and Subrahmanya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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