Ladies
Historical background
The numerous depictions of ladies, queens, attendants, fan-. fly whisk-, arm-bearers, not to speak of the heavenly apsaras and other divine beauties were a source of great inspiration for the artists.
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Ceiling (from left to right and then from right to left and so on), last two rows: Life in Ayodhya; Bharata and Shatrughna leave to visit their uncle Kekaya (?); Rama and Sita bathe in a tank under the gaze of Vasishtha and two other ascetics.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall, ceiling
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (left): Rama and Sugriva look at the victims on the battlefield; Council scene; (right) Ravana in council; Second row (left): Ravana’s cremation; Vibhishana mourns his brother’s death; Rakshasa priests comfort him; Ablutions after Ravana’s
last rites; Rama in council; Third row: The pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot) flies above the causeway and Rameshwaram; (right); Lakshmana and Sugriva (?) consecrate Vibhishana: Vibhishana prostrates before Rama, Lakshmana and the allies.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Ravana in council; Lakshmana seated on Hanuman’s shoulders fights against three rakshasas; Two messengers report to Ravana and Kumbhakarna; Ravana gathers his rakshasa troops; Second row: Ravana in council listens to the reports of four messengers; Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulders kills Mahodara; Messengers report to Ravana; Rakshasas carrying pots; Vibhishana
talks to Rama and Lakshmana; The troops of the allies storm Lanka; Third row: Vibhishana’s consecration; Vibhishana prostrates before Rama; Rama talks to the allies; Hanuman and the allies visits Sita in the ashoka grove; She is bathed; They carry her in a palanquin; Fourth row: The allies in the pushpaka vimana land in Kishkindha; They fly above Jatayu’s remains, the remains of Ravana’s chariot (?) and above a river (?); Fifth row: Trumpeters announce the return of the exiles.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vibhishana sees Ravana’s troops approaching; Sugriva sends his troops
across the bridge; A battle scene; Second row: The allies invade Lanka; Hanuman grabs Mandodari by the hair; Rama in council; Ravana enters the fray and Indra sends his divine chariot to Rama; Third row: Sita is carried in a palanquin; She prostrates before Rama; Sita’s fire ordeal; The gods witness the scene; She then prostrates before Rama; Fourth row: The empty aerial chariot; The allies in Ayodhya (?), Hanuman runs towards Guha who arrives by boat; Central tableau: Ramapattabhisheka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Ravana’s son Indrajit bids farewell to his wife, Sulochana, before the battle against Lakshmana and his allies.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Lakshmana and his troops bring Indrajit’s head to Rama. Ravana, in his palace, flanked by courtiers and ladies, mourns his son’s death.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (left): Ravana, Kumbhakarna and other rakshasas in council; Ravana gathers his troops; (right) the troops march towards the battlefield; Second row: (left) Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulders kills Mahodara; Messengers report to Ravana; Rakshasas carrying pots (?); Vibhishana talks to Rama and his allies; They attack Lanka; (right) They storm the palace and pollute Ravana’s yajna; Hanuman grabs Mandodari by the hair; Third row: (left) Rama requests Hanuman to fetch Sita; He and his followers go to the ashoka grove; The attendants bathe Sita; (right) Hanuman and his followers carry Sita in a palanquin to Rama and prostrates before him; Fourth row (left);The allies in the pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot) fly above Jatayu’s remains (?) and above the sea (?) (right) and land in Ayodhya; Fifth row: The reunion of the exiles and their family in Nandigrama.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Rama’s consecration; Rama and Sita enthroned flanked by Bharata, carrying an umbrella, Shatrughna (right) and Lakshmana (left); Hanuman kneeling in the foreground holds Rama’s foot; Among the allies, on the right are Vibhishana, Guha, the ladies of the court; On the left are groups of monkeys, bears, musicians, and among the crowd, members of the Zamindar’s family may have been portrayed.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sugriva challenges Vali; The battle between Vali and Sugriva; Sugriva asks Rama’s help; Sugriva challenges Vali a second time; Tara tries to
dissuade him from accepting the challenge; Second row: On the search for Sita, Hanuman and his companions are trapped in Svayamprabha’s subterranean cave; They close their eyes, and return where they had come from; They meet the vulture Sampati; Third row: Sita entrusts her chudamani (head jewel) to Hanuman; Hanuman destroys Ravana’s garden.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sugriva challenges Vali; The battle between Vali and Sugriva; Sugriva asks Rama’s help; Sugriva challenges Vali a second time; Tara tries to
dissuade him from accepting the challenge; Second row: On the search for Sita, Hanuman and his companions are trapped in Svayamprabha’s subterranean cave; They close their eyes, and return where they had come from; They meet the vulture Sampati; Third row: Sita entrusts her chudamani (head jewel) to Hanuman; Hanuman destroys Ravana’s garden.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Above the arch: Ravana sends Indrajit to capture Hanuman; In the arch: The burning of Lanka; On the left of the arch: Hanuman’s tail is wound in oiled rags; On the right of the arch; Hanuman takes leave of Sita.
Above the door: the burning of Lanka; on the left Hanuman’s tail is wound in oiled rags; Above the door; Under the gaze of Ravana, his wife and courtiers, Hanuman sets Lanka ablaze; On the right, he takes leave of Sita.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: In the arch: Under the gaze of Ravana, his wife and courtiers, Hanuman sets Lanka ablaze. On the left: Kumbhakarna asleep while Lanka is burning.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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