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: 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: On the left: Sekkilar author of the Periya Puranam; On the right: Devotees paying homage to Vighneshvara enthroned. Perhaps the Chola king Anapaya (Kulottunga Chola) and the poet Sekkilar. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine; prakara, north wall Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century Description: On the left a king, perhaps Anapaya (Kulottunga Chola), a minister and Sekkilar paying homage to Vighneshvara (Ganesha); on the right a group of devotees, one of them with a lit lamp, stands before a stambha. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkloyil Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, north wall Date: 18th century Description: Unidentified narrative. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling Date: 18th century Description: Unidentified narrative. Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling 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: mid-19th century Description: Top row: The dikpalas worship Vishnu reclining on the serpent Shesha; Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; The dikpalas pay homage to the three gods seated atop a mountain; Second row: Dasharatha and the queens with the children on their lap, at the namakarana (name giving) ceremony officiated by Vasishtha; Third row: Vishvamitra and Vasishtha talk to Dasharatha; Dasharatha is devastated on hearing Vishvamitra’s request; Rama and Lakshmana leave with the sage; the queens and the courtiers say farewell to them; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river. They perform their ablutions; Rama frees Ahalya from her curse, immediately behind her is her husband, Gautama. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam Date: mid-19th century Description: Top row: Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; The dikpalas pay homage to the three gods seated atop a mountain; Narada discovers the sage Valmiki buried in an anthill writing on a palm leaf; Shravanakumara carries his blind parents in baskets tied to a yoke; He is accidentally killed by Dasharatha; Second row: The namakarana (name giving) ceremony is performed by Vasishtha; The queens and a nurse, nursing the four babies; They watch the infants crawling; Third row: Dasharatha is devastated by Vishvamitra’s request; He entrusts Rama and Lakshmana to the sage, and along with the queens and courtiers escorts them to the gates of Ayodhya; They arrive in the forest and spend their first night there; They reach an ashram; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river; They perform their ablutions. Rama frees Ahalya from her curse, immediately behind her is her husband Gautama. In the arch above the door leading to the puja room, Gajalakshmi; On the right: Vishvamitra and the princes arrive in Mithila. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam Date: mid-19th century Description: Top row: The courtesans seduce Rishyashringa, they take him to the Anga country, and the drought ceases; The wedding of Shanta and Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar); Second row: Vasishtha trains the princes in horse and elephant riding; Third row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river they enter a forest where they encounter Tataka; Fourth row: Janaka, his chaplain and his ministers talk to Vishvamitra and his charges; Vishvamitra and the princes before the assembled court; Janaka Vishvamitra, the princes and Janaka’s chaplain look on while the king instructs four servants to fetch Shiva’s bow. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam Date: mid-19th century Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) arrives in Ayodhya and is welcomed by Dasharatha, Vasishtha and Sumantra; The putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son) is celebrated; Dasharatha divides the payasa among his three queens; Second row: The princes are trained in riding elephants, driving chariots, and fencing; Third row: Vishvamitra tells Rama to kill the demoness Tataka and once she is dead, freed from her curse, her soul ascends to heaven; Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Indra other gods and gandharvas, praise Rama; Vishvamitra bestows the magical weapons on Rama; Fourth row: Four servants listen to Janaka’s command; Nine servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam Date: mid-19th century Description: Top row: Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar) arrives in Ayodhya and is welcomed by Dasharatha Vasishtha and Sumantra; The putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son) is celebrated; Dasharatha divides the payasa among his three queens; Second row: The princes are trained in riding elephants, driving chariots and fencing; Third row: Vishvamitra tells Rama to kill the demoness Tataka and once she is dead, freed from her curse, her soul ascends to heaven; Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Indra, other gods and the gandharvas praise Rama; Vishvamitra bestows the magical weapons on Rama; Fourth row: Four servants listen to Janaka’s command; Nine servants carry Shiva’s bow in the assembly hall. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam « Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 26 Next »