Gods
Date: 17th century
Description: Bottom row (left): Vyaghrapada and other sages tell the youth to bathe in the Shivaganga tank; He emerges with a golden skin, hence, from then on, his name is Hiranyavarman; (right); Hiranyavarman, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali worship Nataraja. Top row: Vyaghrapada and Hiranyavarman worship Shiva at various holy sites.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, second bay from the north (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: West wall: Vallabha Ganapati and devotees.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, second bay from north (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: West wall: Vinadhara Dakshinamurti (Shiva) and sages.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, northernmost bay (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: Four-armed figure (incomplete), Vyaghrapada and Patanjali accompanied by a number of priests pay homage to Nataraja and Shivakami enshrined at Chidambaram.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, northernmost bay (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: Markali celebrations (December/January): Preceded by fireworks, the images of the deities seated on an elephant are paraded on a chariot.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, northernmost bay (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: Markali (December/January) celebrations The images of Nataraja and Shivakami on chariots, accompanied by crowds of devotees, insignia- and torch-bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari temple; open mandapa, northernmost bay (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: Subrahmanya riding his peacock vahana flanked by his consorts Valli (right) and Devasena (left) a fan bearer and a fly whisk bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay; west wall
Date: 17th century
Description: (Right) Shiva, in the guise of a guru, sits under a tree surrounded by his disciples, among them Manikkavachakar holding in his hands a stylus and palm-leaves. (Left): A messenger reports these events to Arimarttana Pandya.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (from right): Shiva, disguised as a worker, meets Vanti; She feeds him and he agrees to do her share of work at the dike; Bottom row: (left, barely visible) The youth is loitering and sleeping, while the men are working hard at repairing the dike.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: (right)The inspectors discover that the works are completed but for Vanti’s portion and that the workman sleeps under a tree. They take him to a person with a cane ready to strike him. Bottom row: On the left, damaged; On the right: an officer standing before the king.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (left, damaged) Manikkavachakar worships the linga; (right) A sacred fire appears in the water of a tank and 999 chosen devotees of Shiva jump into it and join their god. Bottom register (damaged): Manikkavachakar and others worship Shiva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: Manikkavachakar worships the three lingas at Chidambaram: Mulasthanam, Anantishvara, and Pulishvara. Bottom row: Manikkavachakar pays homage to Nataraja and Shivakami; He travels overseas to Lanka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
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