Courtiers ; CourtiersCourtiers, Society Historical background Of particular interest are the various ranks of courtiers illustrated in the murals: from the State ministers, to scribes, spittoon-bearers, arm-bearers and a posse of other. Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: From top to bottom 1) and 2) Fragments illustrating Bharata and Shatrughna’s journey back to Ayodhya, crossing rivers. They travel in chariots, then they ride an elephant. 3) Disappeared. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, western side colonnade, lintel Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: From top to bottom: 1) The journey of the princes back to Ayodhya. 2) Bharata and Shatrughna meet Vasishta and Kaikeyi (?); 3) Dasharatha’s cremation. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, west side colonnade, lintel Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: From top to bottom: 1) Bharata and Shatrughna confer with Vasishtha and courtiers; They decide to visit Rama on Mount Chitrakuta; 2) and 3) The court on their way. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, west side colonnade, lintel Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: From top to bottom: 1) and 2) Fragments: The Ayodhya party – the queens travel in closed palanquins – arrives at Bharadvaja’s (?) hermitage; 3) Damaged. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, west colonnade, lintel Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: Top row, upside down: The court returns to Ayodhya after visiting the exiles on Mount Chitrakuta; Second row, from left: Bharata places Rama’ s sandals on the throne; Bharata and Shatrughna confer with Vasishtha; In the meantime the exiles leave Mount Chitrakuta. Third row: The meeting of the exiles with Atri and Anasuya; Anasuya gives some gifts to Sita, among which an ointment which will maintain her beauty forever. The exiles resume their journey. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling, east colonnade, lintel Date: Paintings, 18th century Description: From bottom to top: 1) Shurpanakha reports to Ravana; 2) Ravana enthroned in his palace; He departs on his chariot (at least one scene has disappeared) 3) He travels in search of Maricha (?). Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tirugokarneshvara Brihadambal Temple;Pudukottai Positioning: Entrance mandapa, ceiling. east colonnade, lintel 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: The king, Kun Pandya, his officers, his bodyguard and his spittoon bearer on the extreme left watch Sambandar performing a miracle (TP 63). Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall Date: mid-17th century Description: Top row: Sambandar is carried to Madurai in a palanquin and sits before the king , Kun Pandya (TP 62). Second row: Sambandar throws a leaf with Shaiva scriptures in the fire before the Jains and the leaf remains unscathed, while the one with the scriptures of the Jains is devoured by the flames (TP 63). Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall Date: mid-17th century Description: Kun Pandya, accompanied by a brahmin and a bodyguard looks at the unscated leaf with Shaiva scriptures retrieved from the flames (TP 63). Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur Positioning: Gopura, first tier, north chamber, west wall 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 « Previous 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 … 26 Next »