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: 17th century
Description: (Right) Shiva, in the guise of a guru, sits under a tree surrounded by his disciples, among them Manikkavachakar holding in his hands a stylus and palm-leaves. (Left): A messenger reports these events to Arimarttana Pandya.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (Left) Messengers at the court of the Pandya king; (Right): When the king’s men arrive to seize Manikkavachakar, Shiva tells him that the horses have yet to reach and that he will take them to Madurai. He then gives him precious gems and other presents for the king.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From right) Manikkavachakar and two men on the way to Madurai; Once there, Manikkavachakar hands over the gems to Arimarttana Pandya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Left, disappeared; Right: Arimarttana Pandya orders to punish Manikkavachakar: his hands are tied to his feet and a haevy stone is placed on his back.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: The new horses arrive in Madurai. The king and the merchant perform the ‘exchange of ropes’, thus finalising the transaction.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: The new horses are attended to by grooms.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: The horses become jackals and kill all the animals of Madurai; Bottom row: Arimarttana Pandya orders to torture Manikkavachakar. His hands are tied to his feet and he carries on his back a load of stones.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shride; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: Two ministers inform the Arimarttana Pandya that the Vaigai river has flooded Madurai; Bottom row (right): The king summons the
heads of the various families in the town. Each family will repair a portion do the dike. (Left): An old lady, Vanti, is concerned because she cannot possibly do her share of repairs.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (from right): Shiva, disguised as a worker, meets Vanti; She feeds him and he agrees to do her share of work at the dike; Bottom row: (left, barely visible) The youth is loitering and sleeping, while the men are working hard at repairing the dike.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: (right)The inspectors discover that the works are completed but for Vanti’s portion and that the workman sleeps under a tree. They take him to a person with a cane ready to strike him. Bottom row: On the left, damaged; On the right: an officer standing before the king.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (from right): Manikkavachakar is freed, Arimarttana Pandya and his ministers want him to
resume his post at court. He refuses. Bottom row; He takes leave of the king and joins the ascetics at Chidambaram.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (left, damaged) Manikkavachakar worships the linga; (right) A sacred fire appears in the water of a tank and 999 chosen devotees of Shiva jump into it and join their god. Bottom register (damaged): Manikkavachakar and others worship Shiva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
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