Gods
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: View of the Subrahmanyaswamy Temple, Tirupparankundram. Subrahmanya flanked by Devasena and Narada; a linga and Devi (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: View of the Subrahmanyaswamy Temple, Tirupparankundram. Durga (at the centre) flanked by Vishnu and Ganesha, and yet another deity (disappeared).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Dandayudhapani Temple, Palani: Itumban carrying the two hills: Shivagiri and Shaktigiri; Subrahmanya brandishing a spear; a linga; a devotee, identified as Ramachandra Sadashiva, in anjali mudra.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Palani, Dandayudhapani Temple, Dandayudhapani’s image is flanked by a smaller one of the six-headed Murugan and consorts (right). On the extreme left, yet another image of the deity carrying the rod.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: View of the Dandayudhapani Temple, Palani. The main image, is flanked by a smaller one of Arumurugan (six-headed Murugan) and consorts (right). Beneath the main image are, from left: Itumban carrying the two hills: Shivagiri and Shaktigiri; Subrahmanya brandishing a spear; a linga, and a devotee, identified as Ramachandra Sadashiva, in anjali mudra.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Devotees and pujari.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Open mandapa, beam beneath the ceiling, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Tirumala-Tirupati: Ventaketshvara and Alarmelumangai; On the top left the Bhu Varaha temple. The tank on the left may show the Swamy Pushkarini.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram with the linga flanked by the consort Parvatavarthini Amman; In the foreground, the ocean.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Avinankudi Temple, Palani, dedicated to Kulandai Velayudaswamy, i.e. Subrahmanya as a child riding on the peacock, as seen on the left. In the foreground is the chassis of a ceremonial chariot.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Ceiling of the open mandapa, south section
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Tatatakai is born from the sacrificial fire, she runs towards the queen and sits on her lap.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Senbogavalli Amman shrine, ceiling of the open mandapa
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: The king and the queen perform a yajna to obtain a son. Tatatakai emerges from the sacrificial fire.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Senbogavalli Amman shrine, ceiling of the open mandapa
Date: Second half of the 17th century
Description: Subrahmanya riding on the peacock and two further deities.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kailasanathar Temple;Nattam
Positioning: Senbogavalli Amman shrine, ceiling of the open mandapa
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