Gods
Date: Paintings; late 18th early 19th century
Description: Fom top to bottom 1) Hanuman, as a Brahmin, approaches Rama and Lakshmana and introduces them to Sugriva. 2) The alliance between Rama and Sugriva 3) Damaged.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai
Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, eastern bay
Date: Paintings; late 18th early 19th century
Description: Top row: Hanuman, in the guise of a Brahmin, meets Rama and Lakshmana, and carries them to Sugriva. Bottom row: The alliance between Rama and Sugriva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai
Positioning: Entrance mandapa,ceiling, eastern bay
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Sambandar and the Jains throw manuscript leaves in the Vaigai river, and while those of the Jains are carried away by the current, Sambandar’s flow upstream (TP 63).To the extreme right the minister holds Sambandar’s book above his head and places it before a linga.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Sambandar receives the letter of the queen inviting him to Madurai to rescue the kingdom from the influence of the Jains. The Jains request Agni to burn Sambandar’s hermitage. He refuses, and becomes the fever that plagues the king Kun Pandya (TP 62).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: The story of Sambandar.Top row: Agni refuses to burn the hermitage where the saint lives; Second row: the Jains refuse to concede defeat; Third row: the impalement of the Jains (TP 62,63).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Top row: Devotees watch an elephant placing a garland on the linga at Tiruvanaikkaval (Sri Jambukesvara). On the right, a coutly figure.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Top: Devotees watch an elephant placing a garland on the linga at Tiruvanaikkaval (Sri Jambukesvara); Bottom: Devotees at worship at the Sri Ranganatha Temple, Srirangam Island.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Linga puja in an unidentified temple. According to Dr R. Kannan and Dr Balasubrahmanian, “Tiruppudaimarudur Murals and Wood Carvings”, Chennai, 2014, p. 116, this temple is identified as Sri Jambukeshvara on the basis of the sacred jambu tree prominently shown here.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Top row: Devotees watch an elephant placing a garland on the linga at Tiruvanaikkaval (Sri Jambukesvara); Second row: Devotees at worship at the Sri Ranganatha Temple, Srirangam Island. Third row: Linga puja in an unidentified temple. According to Dr R. Kannan and Dr Balasubrahmanian, “Tiruppudaimarudur Murals and Wood Carvings”, Chennai, 2014, p. 116, this temple is identified as Sri Jambukeshvara on the basis of the sacred jambu tree prominently shown here.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A drummer and dancer performing in a mandapa while a priest performs arati at the Nellaiyappar temple, Tirunelveli. On the left, near the entrance gopura the seven ‘musical’ pillars are prominently shown.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A priest performing arati before the goddess Kantimathi Ambal in the Nellaiyappar temple complex. On the right, the bamboo grove, where, according to the legend, Agastya maharishi found and worshipped the linga.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A group of devotees at the Kutralanatha temple, Kutralam. The jack fruit trees prominently shown here are the sacred trees of this temple.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, east wall
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