Gods
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vishvamitra and his charges arrive at the Ganges and are ferried across it; They enter a forest; Vishvamitra encourages Rama to kill Tataka; Second row: On the right: Janaka, Shatananda,Vishvamitra; Rama and Lakshmana. In the arch above the door, Vishvamitra and the princes before Janaka’s assembled court.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vishvamitra encourages Rama to kill Tataka; Her liberated soul ascends to heaven in a chariot; Vishvamitra, Indra and other gods praise the princes; The gandharvas scatter a rain of flower petals upon Rama and Lakshmana; The sage bestows the magical weapons upon Rama; Second row (left): Four servants; (right) Nine bearers carry Shiva’s bow.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vasishtha trains the princes in swordsmanship and archery; Second row: Indra and other gods, the gandharvas and Vishvamitra praise Rama for killing Tataka; Vishvamitra bestows the magical weapons upon Rama and teaches him how to use them; In the background, behind the lobed arch, the door to the darbar hall and murals depicting the wedding of the four princes.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vishvamitra instructs Rama on the use of the magical weapons; The trio visits an ashram and after meeting with the rishis, Rama and Lakshmana are requested to protect their yajna; Second row (left): Bearers carry Shiva’s bow; Two ushers (right).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: After performing their ablutions, Rama and Lakshmana protect the rishis’ yajna; They kill Subahu while Maricha, hit by an arrow, is propelled into the sea; The grateful rishis bless them; Second row: Rama and Lakshmana stand before Vishvamitra, Janaka and his courtiers; Shiva’s bow is at Rama’s feet; In the arch above the door: Rama breaks the bow into three pieces before the assembled court to the amazement and dismay of Sita’s suitors.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana fight against Subahu and Maricha; Subahu is killed while Maricha hit by an arrow is propelled into the sea; The rishis bless the princes; They rest in an ashram under the watchful eye of Vishvamitra; Second row: Rama breaks the bow into three pieces before Janaka’s assembled court; The princes invited at Sita’s svayamvara (a ceremony in which the bride choses her husband) are dismayed at Rama’s victory.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Rama breaks Shiva’s bow before Vishvamitra, Shatananda, Janaka and the princes invited to participate in the contest to win Sita’s hand.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Vishvamitra and the princes reach Mithila and are ushered into the palace; Sita sees Rama from her window.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: In the arch above the door: Vishvamitra, Rama and Lakshmana are received by King Janaka and his courtiers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: The rakshasi Tataka, armed with rocks and boulders confronts Rama and Lakshmana; Vishvamitra looks away.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Vishvamitra orders Rama and Lakshmana to kill the rakshasi Tataka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Tataka’s death; A chariot conveys her liberated soul to heaven; Vishvamitra praises the princes; Indra, the gods, and the gandharvas celebrate their victory.
Location: Tamila Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
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