Ramayana
Historical background
One of the two great Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata. In its present form the epic consists of disparate elements, including romantic stories, myths, legends and vague historical information.
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: General view: The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam; antechamber of the ‘Puja room’
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony; In the background, the small shrine dedicated to Vadamalai Nachiammai (Vijaya Lakshmi).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Lakshmi Vilasam, detail: In the background, the small shrine dedicated to Vadamalai Nachiammai (Vijaya Lakshmi).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the events prior to Rama’s wedding, from his birth to the breaking of Shiva’s bow.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the events prior to Rama’s wedding, from his birth to the breaking of Shiva’s bow.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the events prior to Rama’s wedding from his birth to the breaking of Shiva’s bow.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the events prior to Rama’s wedding from his birth to the breaking of Shiva’s bow.
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
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