Gods
Date: 20th century addition, photographed on 16th January 2014, destroyed since.
Description: Manikkavachakar meets Shiva. Plaster parapet.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Porch abutting to the detached mandapa
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Ravana shakes Mount Kailasa on which Shiva and Parvati are enthroned. The divine couple are flanked on the right by Vishnu, Indra, ascetics and other celestials; On the left by Brahma, ascetics and various gods. In the foreground are Bhringi (right) and Adhikaranandi (left)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Bhairava (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling, eastern aisle
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Bhairava (?) detail. Noteworthy is the seascape at the feet of the deity.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling, eastern aisle
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Bhairava (?) detail.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling, eastern aisle
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Shiva seated atop Mount Kailasa burns Manmatha (Kama); On the right Brahma; In the foreground (right), Adhikaranandi guards the entrance to Mount Kailasa, the four Sanatkumaras and the sage Shuka (left).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Eight-armed Durga and attendants.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling panel skirting the central square
Date: Paintings: 19th century
Description: Durga riding on a lion and attendants.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Detached mandapa, ceiling panel skirting the central square
Date: Paintings; probably 18th century
Description: Padal Petra Sthalams i.e. the 275 temples celebrated in the hymns of the Shaiva saints. Plan of Madurai; Prominently shown is the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
Date: Paintings: probably 18th century
Description: Padal Petra Sthalams i.e. the 275 temples celebrated in the hymns of the Shaiva saints. Plan of Madurai, detail: View of the Minakshi shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyar Koyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
Date: Paintings: probably 18th century
Description: Padal Petra Sthalams i.e. the 275 temples celebrated in the hymns of the Shaiva saints. Plan of the Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
Date: Paintings: probably 18th century
Description: Padal Petra Sthalams i.e. the 275 temples celebrated in the hymns of the Shaiva saints.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
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