Dance
Historical background
Like music, dance performances are ubiquitous in the visual art.
Date: First half of the 18th century, heavily retouched
Description: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati (note the halo around his head) watches a music and dance performance; A queen stand behind him, and a child is near his seat.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 4 , The ‘King’s Bedroom’, north wall
Date: Paintings: probably 18th century
Description: Kailasa tableau (detail); On the left the apsara Menaka; On the right: dancer and dancing master beating the time with the cymbals.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
Date: Paintings: probably 18th century
Description: Kailasa tableau (detail); On the left dancer and dancing master beating the time with the cymbals; On the right, musicians.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Nandishvara Manikkavachakar shrine, ceiling of the mandapa
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Nataraja flanked on the left by Bhringi, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali and, on the right, by Shivakami and Adhikaranandi. Gods and rishis and devotees complete the tableau.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, north wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Shiva performing the urdhva tandava dance, flanked by Brahma beating the rhythm with the cymbals and Vishnu playing the mridanga.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara wall,north east corner
Date: mid-19th century
Description: From top to bottom: Rama fights against the rakshasas; Rama beneath a tree and watches Sugriva valiantly fighting agains Ravana’s troops; Ravana in council; Ravana enters the fray and wounds Lakshmana; Rama on Indra’s chariot and Hanuman on foot, fight against Ravana; The heads and the limbs of the rakshasa warriors fly through the sky and land in the hands of their wives; Ghost-like creatures fight on Ravana’s side, but are routed by Rama; A heavenly chariot appears, Dasharatha accompanied by a host of celestials descends to meet Rama, Lakshmana and Sita; Vibhishana arranges for the pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot) to take Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and the allies back to Ayodhya; The allies board the chariot; During the flight, Hanuman spots a temple; He jumps off the chariot and pays homage to the enshrined deities; Hanuman, hands Rama’s ring to Bharata, just at the moment when he was entering the fire; The aerial chariot arrives on Mt Chitrakuta at the ashram of Bharadvaja; He hosts a meal for Rama and his allies; The pushpaka vimana lands in Nandigrama, where Bharata is worshipping Rama’s sandals; The allies confer with Bharadvaja (?); Music and dance; Preparations for a yajna; Rama and Sita discard their old clothes.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: A gandharva and a gandharvi dancing.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: A gandharva and a gandharvi dancing.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: Gandharvas and gandharvis dancing.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: A gandharva and a gandharvi performing the stick dance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: A gandharva and a gandharvi dancing.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: A gandharva and a gandharvi dancing.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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