Sambandar
Historical background
One of the four most important Shaiva saints (7th cent.) author of a number of hymns. He wandered from temple to temple singing the praise of Shiva. He cured the Pandya king of Madurai from an illness and converted him to Shaivism. He is said to have merged into Shiva at the age of 16.
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The story of Sambandar. On the left: Shiva and Parvati arrive to console the hungry toddler crying while his father was having a bath in the temple tank. The goddess feeds him divine milk. His father threatens him with a cane. The child bursts into song in praise of Shiva. On the right: The child travels through South India singing the praise of Shiva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, south west corner
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The story of Sambandar. Vignettes illustrating various events of his life.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, west wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar. Vignettes illustrating the life of the saint.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, west wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar. Vignettes illustrating the life of the saint: His meeting with Appar and their pilgrimages through South India; Sambandar’s arrival in Madurai, where a magic fire engulfs his ashram.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, west wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar. Vignettes illustrating the life of the saint; The illness of Kun Pandya; The contests with the Jains and their subsequent impalement.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, west wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar. Vignettes illustrating the life of the saint.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, west wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar: The wedding of the saint and the merging of the whole party into Shiva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, pradakshina patha, north wall
Date: 18th-19th century
Description: The story of Sambandar. Top, worship scene; the Pandya queen invites the saint to Madurai; the Jains and the king; they send Agni to burn the house where the saint is living.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling of the east bay
Date: 18th-19th century
Description: Top; The king is ill and the Jains try to cure him; The queen talks to the king and goes to Sambandar; Centre: Sambandar is taken to Madurai, he heals the king; The books of the Jains are thrown in the fire and burn; Bottom: The books of the Jains are thrown in the river and they follow the current; A messenger is sent to Sambandar.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling of the east bay
Date: 18th-19th century
Description: Top: The books of the Jains are thrown in the river and they follow the curent; A messenger is sent to Sambandar; Bottom: The impalement of the Jains and Sambandar’s triumph.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling of the east bay
Date: Paintings: 17th century
Description: Plan of the Vaidyanatha temple: at the centre Shiva and two consorts, on the left the Shivalinga; on the right a standing image of the Devi. On the extreme right is the Vinayaka shrine, immediately beneath it, the Nalvar shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Vaidyanatha Temple;Srivilliputtur
Positioning: Mahamandapa ceiling, immediately to the east of the flag staff
Date: Paintings: 17th century
Description: Plan of the Vaidyanatha temple: at the centre Shiva and two consorts, on the left the Shivalinga; on the right a standing image of the Devi. On the extreme right is the Vinayaka shrine, immediately beneath it the Nalvar shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Vaidyanatha Temple;Srivilliputtur
Positioning: Mahamandapa ceiling, east of the flag staff
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