Gods
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Aspects of Shiva: Tripurantakamurti; Tremendous tension is suggested by this depiction, with Shiva shown with his legs wide apart and his right arm extended. He carries the bow, whose string is the serpent Vasuki. His five hoods are clearly visible at its top, and the tail twisted into a knot at its bottom. The powerful arrow which has just being shot by Shiva is none other but Vishnu, as suggested by the face (badly rubbed) shown at its tip on the extreme left. Hanging upside down in mid-air are the three fortresses of the asuras that have been transfixed by Shiva’s arrow. Each fortress is defended by an asura armed with a sword and shield. Brahma is Shiva’s charioteer. The chariot’s front wheel is Chandra, the moon, the back wheel, Surya the sun; it is drawn by two horses. Behind the chariot are two rishis. Clearly recognizable on the right is Narada with the vina resting on his shoulder.
Gangadharamurti; Shiva touches Parvati’s crown with the lower right arm, and gently lifts her chin with the lower left arm. Parvati stands to the right of Shiva, and turns her head away from him so as to look at her two companions. Ganga, who descends from one of Shiva’s dreadlocks is depicted as a huge waterfall, filled with aquatic life. Six male figures, probably Bhagiratha and other rishis, stand to the right.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Colonnaded verandah, north bay
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Aspects of Shiva; Vrishabharudhamurti; Shiva and Parvati are riding on Nandi. Parvati sits behind her consort, carrying a lotus in the left hand. Five rishis, four in front of Nandi, and one behind, pay homage to the divine couple, while celestials are seen flying in the clouds above.
Chandrashekharamurti; A large crescent moon rests on the front of the god’s crown. Two ascetics are shown on Chandrashekhara’s right, and one one on his left. Two celestials fly in the clouds above.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Colonnaded verandah, north bay
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Aspects of Shiva; Vrishabharudhamurti; Shiva and Parvati are riding on Nandi. Parvati sits behind her consort, carrying a lotus in the left hand. Five rishis, four in front of Nandi, and one behind, pay homage to the divine couple, while celestials are seen flying in the clouds above.
Chandrashekharamurti (having the moon as diadem)
A large crescent moon rests on the front of the god’s crown. Two ascetics are shown on Chandrashekhara’s right, and one one on his left. Two celestials fly in the clouds above.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Colonnaded verandah, north bay
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Aspects of Shiva; Chandrashekharamurti; A large crescent moon rests on the front of the god’s crown. Two ascetics are shown on Chandrashekhara’s right, and one one on his left. Two celestials fly in the clouds above.
Two-armed Parvati (?) seated on a beautifully decorated lotus throne. On her right is a female attendant. The figure on her left, possibly Shiva, has disappeared except for fragments of a crown of dreadlocks.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Colonnaded verandah, north bay
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Two-armed Parvati (?) seated on a beautifully decorated lotus throne. On her right is a female attendant. The figure on her left, possibly Shiva, has disappeared except for fragments of a jatamakuta (crown of dreadlocks).
Aspects of Shiva; Chandrashekharamurti (Having the moon as diadem). A large crescent moon rests on the front of the god’s crown. Two ascetics are shown on Chandrashekhara’s right, and one one on his left. Two celestials fly in the clouds above.
Two-armed Parvati (?) seated on a beautifully decorated lotus throne. The goddess carried a lotus in her right hand; the left hand is in varada mudra. She is dark-complexioned, elegantly attired. On her right is a female attendant. The figure on her left, possibly Shiva, has disappeared except for fragments of a crown of dreadlocks.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Colonnaded verandah, north bay
Date: Late 1990s; unfinished; Artist, T. Vinoth
Description: The marriage of Minakshi and Sundareshvara. Vishnu, on the left, gives the bride away. (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
Date: Late 1990s; Artist, T. Vinoth
Description: Narrative of the previous birth of Tatatakai (TP 4); Tatatakai sets out to conquer the world and marches up to Kailasa. (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
Date: Late 1990s; Artist: T. Vinoth
Description: Messengers of Indra discover the Shivalinga near a lake which Indra calls Potramarai and the worship of Sundarar (Shiva) is established (TP 1); Airavata, Indra’s white elephant is freed from Durvasa’s curse by worshipping the linga (TP 2); The sacred city of Madurai is built by Kulashekhara Pandya on command of Sundareshvara. (TP 3)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Potramarai tank, north side
Date: c. 1700
Description: The wedding of Minakshi and Sundareshvara, witnessed by Queen Mangammal, Vijayaranga Chokkanatha (on the right) and the dalavay (minister) Ramappaiya on the left.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Kilikuttu mandapa, ceiling
Date: c. 1700
Description: Minakshi entrusts the sceptre to Queen Mangammal via an intermediary priest at the presence of attendants and courtiers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Kilikuttu mandapa, ceiling
Date: c. 1700
Description: Top: The wedding of Minakshi and Sundareshvara. Bottom: Minakshi gives the sceptre to Queen Mangammal via an intermediary priest at the presence of attendants and courtiers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Kilikuttu mandapa, ceiling
Date: c. 1700
Description: Tatatakai defeats Kubera and Ishana. (TP 5)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple;Madurai
Positioning: Kilikuttu mandapa ceiling
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