Manikkavachakar
Historical background
One of the four most important Shaiva saints (9th cent.). He became an important figure at the Pandya court in Madurai but after a series of dramatic events he renounced the world and wandered through South India and further afield singing the praises of Shiva.
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Top row: Unidentified narrative involving Manikkavachakar and a group of ladies; Second row:
An ascetic nears the building in which the sage and his companions are sleeping; Manikkavachakar under a tree flanked by his followers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, north face
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Top row: End of the sequence of unidentified episodes involving Manikkavachakar and some ladies; Second row: A palanquin is readied under Manikkavachakar’s guidance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, north face
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Third row: The sage and his followers meet the dumb daughter of the Chola king; Fourth row: damaged.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, north face
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Third row: The Chola king, his retinue, and some devotees praise Manikkavachakar for having restored princess’s speech; Fourth row; Damaged.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, north face
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Manikkavachakar, deities, and ascetics worship Nataraja, Shivakami, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali enshrined at Chidambaram.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Tempe;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, east face
Date: 17th century
Description: The life of Manikkavachakar; (from left) The parents of the poet-saint; The father of the child, the mother nursing her baby and a female attendant.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From right) An attendant pours water on the child, waiting to be bathed,s eated on his mother’s legs; The mother feeds the child; An attendant brings him to his father.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From left): The baby in his cradle and an attendant; damaged portion; (right) the youth’s physical training (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (Right): The court of the Pandya king; (Left, damaged): The emissaries of the king Arimarttana Pandya (Varagunavarman II) go to fetch Manikkavachakar.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: The emissaries of the king arrive at Manikkavachakar’s home; They are welcomed on arrival (damaged); They are ushered in a hall where they meet the saint and his parents and invite him at the court of the Pandya King in Madurai.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From right): Manikkavachakar on his way to Madurai where he meets Arimarttana Pandya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From left): The Arimarttana Pandya entrusts a large sum of money to Manikkavachakar ordering him to go to the port town of Tirupperunturai, to buy the horses; Manikkavachakar and his retinue on their way to the harbour.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
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