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-17th century
Description: A queen, seated with her child on her lap, and attendants. She may be Adi Manu’s wife, Satarupa. The same child, somewhat grown is walking and crawling.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, south chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A king in a building, the queen (?) stands outside before him with a fly whisk in her hand; On the left, a dignitary pays homage to Minakshi and Sundareshvara (previous slide).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, south chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A queen, a child, and an attendant in a building. On the right, a further attendant stands on the threshold giving something to the queen, who extends her hand. On the extreme right, a soldier.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, south chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Two ladies in a building watch a snake charmer playing with a snake. Behind him is a woman with a child in her arms.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, south chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A couple eating in a building; Outside, a tall dancing bard carries in his hands a tray of food and a string instrument; The next scene shows a lady in a building filled with pots.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, south chamber, west wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Valli and her companion on a paran. On the right, Murugan in the guise of an Shaiva devotee appears and begs food from the girls. (KP VI.24)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, fourth tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Disappeared. Probably this scene depicted the hunters and the Shaiva mendicant approaching the paran (platform) where Valli and her companion
are seated. (KP VI.24)
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, fourth tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Viritrasura is mourned by his wives and followers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, fourth tier, south chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Vritrasura, decapitated by Indra’s weapon, the vajra, falls on the battlefield and is mourned by his wives and followers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, fourth tier, south chamber, east wall
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: On the right: Ardhanarishvara and Nandi flanked by ganas and by garland bearers floating in the sky; On the left: Vaishnavi (?) standing carrying in the upper pair of hands chakra and lotus, and fly whisk bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, south east corner of the circumambulatory passage
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Vaishnavi (?) standing carrying in the upper pair of hands chakra and lotus, flanked by fly whisk bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, south face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Vina player.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, south face
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