Gods
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gopas worship Mt Govardhana (Krishna appears on the mountain) and after having completed the circumambulation of the mountain they return to Vraja; Bottom row: Indra in darbar; With the help of other deities he unleashes a torrential rain on Vraja; Krishna lifts Mt Govardhana sheltering people and cattle.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gopas and gopis thank Krishna for having saved their life and that of their cattle; Indra descends from heaven with other celestials and prostrates before Krishna; He showers flowers on Krishna at the presence of the gods, Nanda, Yashoda and the gopas; Bottom row: Musicians and dancers, various gods and Airavata watch how Indra crowns Krishna and calls him Govinda; On the wall projection on the right: lamp bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 2, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Narada narrates Rama’s story to Valmiki; Valmiki sees the hunter killing the bird and curses the him; Row 2: Valmiki and a disciple bathe; the disciple pays homage to the poet; Row 3: Brahma appears before Valmiki; Valmiki composes the poem and teaches it to Kusha and Lava; The boys recite the poem before some rishis and then before Rama, Sita, and Rama’s brothers; Row 4: King Dasharatha and his ministers consult a group of ascetics.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Narada narrates Rama’s story to Valmiki; Valmiki sees the hunter killing a bird and curses him; Row 2: Valmiki and a disciple; the sage bathes; Then, seated beneath a tree, he talks to him; Row 3: Brahma appears before Valmiki; The poet composes the Ramayana and teaches it to Lava and Kusha.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Lava and Kusha recite the Ramayana to the sages; Then they recite it before Rama, his brothers and Sita; Bottom row: Dasharatha and noblemen in council; The king and the noblemen consult a group of ascetics.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, talks to Sumantra, Vasishtha and another rishi; Noblemen pay homage to the Sanatkumaras; Row 2: Romapada and his cousellors; Romapada sends the courtesans to fetch Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar); Row 3: the courtesans spot Rishyashringa in the forest and talk to him; Row 4: They seduce him and carry him to the kingdom of Anga; Row 5: Romapada meets Rishyashringa on arrival, and the long-awaited rain puts an end to the drought; Rishyashringa and the king sit together flanked by the courtesans and the noblemen of the court.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall, north corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha talks to Sumantra, Vasishtha and another rishi; Sumantra anda group of noblemen pay homage to the four Sanatkumaras; Row 2: Romapada and his courtiers discuss the drought plaguing the Anga country; They send the courtesans to fetch Rishyashringa; Row 3: The courtesans in the forest spot Rishyashringa and talk to him.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall, north corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, his queens, Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi, Vasishtha, Rishyashringa and the rishis celebrate the ashvamedha yajna (horse sacrifice); Bottom row: The gods and the dikpalas attend the yajna to receive the offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to have a son) on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire with the vessel containing the payasa (sweetmeat); Row 3: Dasharatha divides the payasa among the three queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment; On the left and the right of the north door, a lamp bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire and hands the vessel containing the payasa to the king; Row 3: The king divides the payasa among the queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: On the right, the princes are given a bath, on the left, Krishna dancing flanked by two children and two attendants; Row 2: The queens nurse their sons; Row 3: Rama and Bharata crawling; One of the two other princes tries to walk, the other is held in the arms by his mother; Row 4: One of the princes is massaged, another is in the arms of his mother while Lakshmana and Shatrughna learn to walk.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north-east corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: On the right, the princes are given a bath; On the left, Krishna dancing flanked by two children and attendants; Bottom row: The queens nurse their sons.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north east corner
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