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: Tara and Sugriva in Kishkindha.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Description: Top row: Vali’s cremation; Angada collects the ashes; The participants in Vali’s last rites perform their ablutions; Lakshmana crowns Sugriva king of Kishkindha at the presence of his courtiers; Second row: Hanuman jumps across the ocean from Mount Mahendra, rests on Mount Mainaka, and then confronts the rakshasi Surasa who swallows him; Hanuman, however, escapes through her ear. Third row: Hanuman wrecks Ravana’s garden and fights against the rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: Late 16th or early 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Rama talks to Vibhishana, prostrates before him; Lakshmana consecrates Vibhishana; Central row; Rama’s troops invade Ravana’s palace; Angada grabs Mandodari by the hair and drags her out of her rooms; Ravana, a disappeared figure and Sugriva (?); Top row: Battle scenes: Lakshmana fights against Ravana and other rakshasas under the eyes of Jambavan, Sugriva and other heroes.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Venugopala Parthasarathi;Chengam
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: Late 16th or early 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Rama talks to Vibhishana, who prostrates before him, followed by a monkey and Jambavan; Lakshmana consecrates Vibhishana; Central row: Angada and Hanuman disrupt Ravana’s patala-homa (a sacrifice to ensure the victory over the enemy); Rama’s troops invade Ravana’s palace; Angada grabs Mandodari by the hair; Top row: battle scenes: Lakshmana fights against Ravana and other rakshasas under the eyes of Jambavan, Sugriva and other heroes.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Venugopala Parthasarathi Temple;Chengam
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: Late 16th or early 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Rama talks to Vibhishana, who prostrates before him, followed by a monkey and by Jambavan; Lakshmana consecrates Vibhishana; Central row: Hanuman and Angada disrupt Ravana’s patala-homa (a special sacrifice to ensure victory over the enemy); the monkeys invade Ravana’s
palace; Angada grabs Mandodari by the hair and drags her out of her rooms; Ravana, a disappeared figure, and Sugriva(?); Top row: battle scenes: Lakshmana fights against Ravana and other rakshasas under the eyes of Jambavan, Sugriva and other heroes.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Venugopala Parthasarathi Temple;Chengam
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
Date: 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Vishnu reclining on the serpent Shesha, wakes up thinking of the dance of Shiva. He then sits on his throne, flanked by his consorts Sridevi and
Bhudevi. Top row: Shesha approaches Vishnu enthroned and Lakshmi standing near him. On the right, a fan bearer and two fly whisk bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, northernmost bay (E)
Date: 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Hiranyavarman in a chariot followed by the ladies in a palanquin and his courtiers, on the way south; Top row (from right): The first vignette is illegible; A group of sages, and chariots on the move (almost totally disappeared).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, second bay from north (W)
Date: 17th century
Description: Subrahmanya riding his peacock vahana flanked by his consorts Valli (right) and Devasena (left) a fan bearer and a fly whisk bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay; west wall
Date: 17th century
Description: The life of Manikkavachakar; (from left) The parents of the poet-saint; The father of the child, the mother nursing her baby and a female attendant.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: (From right) An attendant pours water on the child, waiting to be bathed,s eated on his mother’s legs; The mother feeds the child; An attendant brings him to his father.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row: Two ministers inform the Arimarttana Pandya that the Vaigai river has flooded Madurai; Bottom row (right): The king summons the
heads of the various families in the town. Each family will repair a portion do the dike. (Left): An old lady, Vanti, is concerned because she cannot possibly do her share of repairs.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
Date: 17th century
Description: Top row (from right): Shiva, disguised as a worker, meets Vanti; She feeds him and he agrees to do her share of work at the dike; Bottom row: (left, barely visible) The youth is loitering and sleeping, while the men are working hard at repairing the dike.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, southernmost bay
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