Gods
Date: 16th century
Description: Top (from right): Agni emerges from the sacrificial fire during the putrakameshti yajna (ritual for obtaining a son); Rishyashringa hands the vessel with the payasa to Dasharatha (disappeared); Bottom row (from left): Rama kills Tataka at Vishvamitra’s behest, and then protects the rishi’s yajna.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Description: Top row: Ravana addresses Sita held captive in the ashokavana.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Date: 16th century
Description: Top row: Fragment of a battle scene, Ravana mounted on a chariot on the battlefield; On the left
two figures on a chariot and their followers (barely visible); Bottom row: (right) Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman face an unidentified figure (Vibhishana?); On the left: Unidentifible episode.
mudra (Vibhishana?)
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa,ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Top row (left): Rama and Sita (?) in a chariot surrounded by their allies and other figures.
Bottom row: Sita, escorted by Vibhishana is carried in a palanquin at the presence of Rama and Lakshmana.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Top row; Fragments of figures; Bottom row: Escorted by Vibhishana, Sita joins Rama, Lakshmana and their allies. The rest of the scene has disappeared.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: At the behest of the sage Vishvamitra, Rama kills Tataka. The figure of Lakshmana, immediately behind Rama, has disappeared.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Under the eyes of Vishvamitra and Lakshmana, Rama frees Ahalya from her curse: She emerges from a heap of stones and greets respectfully Rama. The figure of Lakshmana, immediately behind Rama. has disappeared.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: In the course of their wanderings in the forest, Vishvamitra and his charges arrive at the bank of a river.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Rama, Sita and Lakshmana converse with Guha (?) and his retainer.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Unidentified scene: The exiles on a chariot are addressed by a rishi (?).
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: Rama, Sita and Lakshmana take leave of the queens before going into exile.
Location: Andhra Pradesh temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 16th century
Description: (From left): Rama receives the magic weapons from Vishvamitra; Vishvamitra, seated on a throne, and the princes at the court of Janaka.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Chennakeshava Temple;Somapalem
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
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