Gods
Date: mid-19th century, heavily retouched
Description: Vijayalakshmi (Vadamalai Nachiammannai), tutelary deity of the Bodinayakkanur Palayapattu Zamindars.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) arrives in Ayodhya and is welcomed by Dasharatha, Vasishtha and Sumantra; The putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son) is celebrated; Dasharatha divides the payasa among his three queens; Second row: The princes are trained in riding elephants, driving chariots, and fencing; Third row: Vishvamitra tells Rama to kill the demoness Tataka and once she is dead, freed from her curse, her soul ascends to heaven; Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Indra other gods and gandharvas, praise Rama; Vishvamitra bestows the magical weapons on Rama; Fourth row: Four servants listen to Janaka’s command; Nine servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) arrives in Ayodhya and is welcomed by Dasharatha Vasishtha and Sumantra; The putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son) is celebrated; Dasharatha divides the payasa among his three queens; Second row: The princes are trained in riding elephants, driving chariots and fencing; Third row: Vishvamitra tells Rama to kill the demoness Tataka and once she is dead, freed from her curse, her soul ascends to heaven; Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Indra, other gods and the gandharvas praise Rama; Vishvamitra bestows the magical weapons on Rama; Fourth row: Four servants listen to Janaka’s command; Nine servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (from left to right): The wedding of Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) and Shanta; The sage travels in a palanquin to Ayodhya where he is welcomed by king Dasharatha and his courtiers; Second row: Vasishtha trains the princes in the martial arts; Third row: Vishvamitra tells Rama to kill Tataka; Fourth row: Janaka gives instructions to four servants.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar), Vasishtha and other sages officiate at the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son); The Yajnapurusha emerges from the flame carrying the bowl of payasa; Dasharatha divides the payasa among the queens; The pregnant queens and their attendants; Second row: The princes are trained in the martial arts; Third row: After killing Tataka Vishvamitra bestows upon Rama the magical weapons and teaches him how to use them; Fourth row: Janaka’s servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar), Vasishtha and other sages officiate at the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son); The Yajnapurusha emerges from the flame carrying the bowl of payasa; Dasharatha divides the payasa among the queens; The pregnant queens and their attendants; Second row: The princes are trained in the martial arts; Third row: After killing Tataka Vishvamitra bestows upon Rama the magical weapons and teaches him how to use them; Fourth row: Janaka’s servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The pregnant queens and their attendants; The queens give birth; Second row: The princes are trained in archery; Vasishtha tells king Dasharatha that their education is completed; Bharata and Shatrughna; Third row: Vishvamitra teaches Rama and Lakshmana how to use the magical weapons; They visit the hermitages of various ascetics and listen to their discourses; Fourth row: Seven servants carry Shiva’s bow; Two ushers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The midwife informs the king that the queens have given birth and she is rewarded; King Dasharatha bestows gifts on the Brahmins; The four babies are given a bath; Second row; Rama aims mud pellets at Kuni (Manthara); The four princes and their mothers; An usher announces the arrival of Vishvamitra; Vasishtha, Dasharatha and Sumantra welcome him; Third row: The princes perform their ablutions and then proceed to guard the ascetics’ yajna from the onslaught of Subahu and Maricha; Subahu is killed, Maricha propelled by an arrow into the sea; Vishvamitra and the sages praise the princes; Rama and Lakshmana sleep under the watchful gaze of Vishvamitra; Fourth row: Shiva’s bow lies at Rama’s feet while he pays homage to Janaka and his entourage; Rama breaks the bow into three pieces before the assembled court and the princes invited to the svayamvara (bride’s own choice of a husband) are dismayed at being defeated.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha’s party crosses the river, sets camp and is met by Janaka’s welcoming party; Second row: The wedding of the four Ikshvaku princes with the Mithila princesses; Third row: Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Urmila are given a ceremonial bath.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The Mithila welcoming party escorts the guests on their way to the capital; Second row: The weddings of Bharata and Mandavi and of Shatrughna and Shrutakirti; The grooms garland the brides seated on their father’s thigh; Rama garlands Sita; Lakshmana garlands Urmila; Third row: Lakshmana and Urmila are given a ceremonial bath; At the centre: Door to the darbar hall.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Janaka and his entourage meet Dasharatha’s party; Second row: Lakshmana garlands Urmila; Shartughna garlands Shrutakirti and Bharata garlands Mandavi, the brides are seated on their father’s thigh; Third row: Bharata and Mandavi, Shartughna and Shrutakirti are given a ceremonial bath.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Janaka and his entourage meet Dasharatha’s party; Second row: Lakshmana garlands Urmila; Shartughna garlands Shrutakirti and Bharata garlands Mandavi, the brides are seated on their fathers’ thigh; Third row: Bharata and Mandavi, Shartughna and Shrutakirti are given a ceremonial bath.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
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