Gods
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Krishna tied to the mortar releases the gandharvas Nalakubara and Manigriva; Bottom row: the gopas leave Gokul and relocate to Vrindavan.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, east wall, south corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Nanda, his wives and the gopas in Vrindavan; Krishna and Balarama go to the forest to graze the cattle; Krishna slays Vatsasura; Bottom row: Nanda and his family in Vrindavan; Krishna slays Bakasura and is praised by the gandharvas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, east wall, south corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The boys take the cattle to graze and enjoy themselves; Bottom row: Krishna, Balarama and the gopas before Yashoda; Sports in the forest.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, south wall, east corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Aghasura confronts the gopas and swallows them along with Krishna and the cattle; Krishna, however, increases his size and Aghasura chokes to death; Bottom row: A picnic along the Yamuna.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, south wall, east corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Krishna looks for the the gopas and the cattle abducted by Brahma; Brahma pays homage to Krishna and returns the boys and the animals; Bottom row: The boys return home to their parents.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, south wall, west corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Krishna frees the abducted boys who return home to their parents; Second row: Balarama kills Dhenukasura; The gods shower flower petals on him and his companions; Yashoda and Rohini bathe Krishna, bless their sons and put them to sleep; The boys in a cave (?); Third row: Krishna dives into the Yamuna and quells the snake Kaliya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, south wall, west corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Nanda, Yashoda and Rohini are delighted to have their boys back; Bottom row: The boys and the gopas are attacked by Pralambha, who is then killed by Balarama.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall, south corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Balarama kills Pralambha; Row 2: Krishna plays the flute; all of a sudden there is a fire in the forest; Krishna and Balarama rescue the cowherds and the cattle and return safely to their settlement; Row 3: (extreme left, top, damaged) Lakshmi and some pots (?); In a hilly landscape Krishna plays the flute enchanting cattle and gopis.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall, south corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Worship of Katyayani; The gopis bathe in a pool, Krishna runs away with their clothes; Row 2: Krishna addresses the gopis; The cows graze on the banks of the Yamuna; Row 3: Krishna and the gopas request food from the Brahmins who refuse it; The gopas then approach the wives of the Brahmins who bring them food; Row 4: Preparations for the sacrifice to Indra; The offerings are placed at the foot of Mt Govardhana; On the wall projections on the left and the right portraits of courtly figures.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gopis bathe in a pool, Krishna runs away with their clothes; Bottom row: Krishna sends the gopis back home and with his companions graze the cattles on the bank of the Yamuna.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Krishna sends the gopas to ask food from the Brahmins; They refuse; When Krishna hears this, he approaches the wives of the Brahmins who feed him and his companions; Bottom row: Krishna and Balarama observe Nanda and the gopas preparing for the great Indra-yaga (sacrifice in honour of Indra); Krishna instructs the gopas to place the offerings at the foot of Mt Govardhana and worship the mountain.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gopas worship Mt Govardhana (Krishna appears on the mountain); After having completed the circumambulation of the mountain, they return to Vraja; Row 2: Indra and the gods; Indra on his elephant, Airavata, unleashes a torrential rain on Vraja; Krishna lifts Mt Govardhana, sheltering the gopas and the cows; Row 3: The inhabitants of Vraja thank Krishna while the gandharvas shower flowers on him; Row 4: Indra and the gods approach Krishna. Indra prostrates before him and crowns him as Govinda at the presence of the gopas and the gods. On the wall projection on the left: courtly portrait; On the right: lamp bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
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