Gods
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Umamaheshvara on the bull Nandi, flanked by fly whisk-bearing ganas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Subrahmanya, Valli (right) and Devasena (left), on Paravani, their peacock vehicle, flanked by fly whisk-bearing ganas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Tyagaraja and Nilotpalambal – the presieding deities of Tiruvarur – flanked by two pujaris, the one on the left waving a lit oil lamp; the one on the right with a tray of offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Chokkanatha of Madurai, flanked by two pujaris – the one on the left waving a lit oil lamp; the one on the right with a tray of offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Indra worships Sundareshvara (Shiva). (TP 1)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Airavata worships Sundareshvara and is freed from a curse. (TP 2)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Shiva, in the guise of an ascetic appears before Kulashekhara Pandya and instructs him to build Madurai. (TP 3)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, west colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Tatatakai (Minakshi) emerges from the flames of the sacrificial fire. (TP 4)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Tatatakai (Minakshi) at the presence of Vishnu (left) and Adhikaranandi (right). (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Before the nuptial banquet, Shiva dances in the Velliambalam (Silver Hall) for the benefit of Vyaghrapada and Patanjali. (TP 6)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The remnants of Sundara Pandya’s (Shiva’s) wedding feast are given to Gundodara. (TP 7)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Minakshi’s mother, Kanchanamala,wishes to bathe in the sea. By order of Sundareshvara (Shiva), the waters of the seven oceans descend on a tank near Madurai. (TP 9)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur
Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade
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