Gods
Date: First half of the 18th century, restored
Description: Hanuman carrying the mountain with the medicinal herbs and Garuda.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 4 , The ‘King’s Bedroom’, arch
Date: First half of the 18th century, restored
Description: Lakshmi and Tumburu (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 4 , The ‘King’s Bedroom’, arch
Date: 18th century
Description: Alagar with Sridevi on his right, Kalyana Sundaravalli Nacchiyar, on his left, and other deities (as seen in the main sanctuary); In the upper corners: gandharvis throw flower petals on them; In the foreground ritual implements.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; ceiling of the central pavilion
Date: 18th century
Description: Alagar with Sridevi on his right, Kalyana Sundaravalli Nacchiyar, on his left and other deities (as seen in the main sanctuary); In the upper corners gandharvis throw flower petals on them; In the foreground ritual implements.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Kallagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; ceiling of the central pavilion
Date: 18th century
Description: Alagar with Sridevi on his right, Kalyana Sundaravalli Nacchiyar on his left, and other deities (as seen in the main sanctuary); In the upper corners gandharvis throw flower petals on them; In the foreground ritual implements.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; ceiling of the central pavilion
Date: 18th century
Description: Vishnu Sheshashayana floats on the Milky Ocean with Sridevi and Bhudevi at his feet; Brahma sits on the lotus sprouting from the god’s navel; Gandharvas and kinnaras floating on clouds sing and make music; At the bottom (left) are the dikpalas; Gods and Narada and Tumburu (right).
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Kallagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa, central pavilion, ceiling, north east corner
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row (from left): The nurses carry the babies;
The babies in their cradles. Bottom row (from right) : The nurses attend to the babies; Three princes, Rama, Lakshmana and Shatrughna learn to walk accompanied by their nurses.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, south side
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row (from left): Bharata learns to walk; Vasisthta teaches the princes reading, writing, wrestling. Central row: He teaches them horse and elephant riding. Bottom row (from right): He trains them in archery. Dasharatha feeds the Brahmins. The four princes on the lap of their father and mothers sit opposite Vasishtha performing a ritual.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, south side
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row (from right): The princes practise archery under the eyes of Vasishtha. Rama hits Kuni (Manthara) with a mud pellet. Vishvamitra on the way to Ayodhya. Bottom row (from left): Dasharatha prostrates before the sage; Vishvamitra requests the king to entrust Rama and Lakshmana to his care; Dasharatha is devastated; Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana take leave of the king.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, south side
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row: (from left): Dasharatha prostrates before the sage; Vishvamitra requests the king to entrust Rama and Lakshmana to his care; Dasharatha is devastated; Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana take leave of Dasharatha. Bottom row (from left): The king, the queens and the minister, Sumantra, accompany them until the river Sarayu. The princes and the sage spend their first night in the forest.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, south side
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row (from left) : Vishvamitra and the princes in the forest visit renowned ascetics. Bottom row (from right): They cross the river and confront the rakshasi Tataka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, south west corner
Date: 18th century
Description: Top row (from left): Vishvamitra encourages Rama
to kill Tataka When she falls to the ground the sage and the gods rejoice; The gandharvas let showers of flower petals fall from the sky; The sage teaches Rama a powerful mantra; Bottom row (from right): Magical weapons materialize in the sky. Rama and Lakshmana listen to the discourses of Vishvamitra and another sage. They perform their ablutions and breathing exercises before resuming their journey.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; central pavilion, ceiling, west side
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