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: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, his queens, Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi, Vasishtha, Rishyashringa and the rishis celebrate the ashvamedha yajna (horse sacrifice); Bottom row: The gods and the dikpalas attend the yajna to receive the offerings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to have a son) on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire with the vessel containing the payasa (sweetmeat); Row 3: Dasharatha divides the payasa among the three queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment; On the left and the right of the north door, a lamp bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire and hands the vessel containing the payasa to the king; Row 3: The king divides the payasa among the queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, accompanied by some attendants visits the queens in their own apartment; Row 2: The queens give birth; The attendants rejoice; Row 3: Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi with their children; A female attendant is sent to announce the births to the king; Bottom row: Equestrian portrait of Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati; On the right, stairs to the top floor.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha accompanied by attendants on the way to visit the queens, each in her own apartment; Row 2: The queens give birth to their sons; The attendants rejoice at the news; Row 3: Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi with their children; An attendant sends a messenger to announce the births to the king.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The naming ceremony (?) of Dasharatha’s sons ; Row 2: The princes in their cradles; Row 3: Dasharatha and the queens with their sons on their lap, talk to Vasishtha and other sages (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The naming ceremony of the princes (?); Bottom row: The princes in their cradles are looked after by their mothers and their attendants.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Bottom row: Dasharatha and the queens with their sons on their lap, talk to Vasishtha and other sages.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: On the right, the princes are given a bath, on the left, Krishna dancing flanked by two children and two attendants; Row 2: The queens nurse their sons; Row 3: Rama and Bharata crawling; One of the two other princes tries to walk, the other is held in the arms by his mother; Row 4: One of the princes is massaged, another is in the arms of his mother while Lakshmana and Shatrughna learn to walk.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north-east corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: On the right, the princes are given a bath; On the left, Krishna dancing flanked by two children and attendants; Bottom row: The queens nurse their sons.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north east corner
Description: Top row: The queens nurse their sons. Bottom row: Bharata and Rama crawl under the eyes of their mothers; Lakshmana and Shatrughna, are one in the arms of his mother and the other is crawling on all fours.
Location: Tamil Nadu;Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north east corner
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: One prince is massaged, another is in the arms of his mother, Lakshmana and Shatrughna learn to walk under the eyes of their mothers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north east corner
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