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: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Vina player and lady with a parrot perched on her wrist.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, south face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Periyanayaki seated carrying in the upper pair of hands beads (?) 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: Standing Devi carrying in the upper pair of hands chakra (?) and shankha and lady with parrot (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, west face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Seated Periyanayaki carrying in the upper pair of hands a club (?) and a chakra, flanked by fan bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, west face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Standing Devi carrying in the upper pair of hands axe (?) and chakra; lady carrying a goblet (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, west face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Standing Brahmani, carrying in the upper pair of hands a rosary and a kamandalu (water pitcher) and lady playing a flute.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, north face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Seated Periyanayaki carrying in the upper pair of hands an unidentified object and a kamandalu (water pitcher), flanked by fly whisk bearers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, north face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Lady with goblet (?) and standing lady.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, north face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Lady with parrot.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, walls of the vimana, north face
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Dvarapalika, female door-keeper, at the entrance of the shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, north entrance
Date: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Dvarapalika, female door-keeper, at the entrance of the shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kapardishvara Temple complex;Tiruvalanjuli
Positioning: Periyanayaki shrine, north entrance
Date: 17th century
Description: Muchukunda and the nine heroes arrive in Indra’s heaven. The ladies throw flowers petals on them from the windows of their palaces. On the left (bottom): Indra’s mother, Aditi, welcomes Muchukunda On the top storey of a palace, on the upper left corner, Muchukunda is decorated with a garland of parijata flowers at the presence of the nine heroes.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
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