Music
Historical background
Musical performances, musicians and singers have always played a great role in the visual art of India.
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A commander, a military band, standard bearers and infantry open the march of the victorious army.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura second tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Military band marching at the head of the army.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, second tier, north chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A commander on horse preceded by an umbrella-bearer and by a military band.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, second tier, south chamber, east wall
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A band headed by a player on foot beating a cylindrical shell drum and a double kettledrum player mounted on a bull. In the background are three further musician (from left): a kettledrum player and two wind instruments players.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, second tier, south chamber, south west corner
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Top row: Karuvur Siddha talks to Brahma; Second row: Three kings worship a stand with unhusked paddy; Third row: Musicians.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, transept, north east corner
Date: mid-17th century
Description: Wooden statue of a wrestler. On the wall: Top row: a panther and another animal facing a hound; Second row: Three male dancers; Third and fourth rows: Agni; Yama; Varuna; Vayu.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, transept, north east corner
Date: mid-17th century
Description: A monkey and her baby; Top row: A goat and a ram;
Second row: A person standing paying homage to a nobleman and two further persons, the rest is obliterated; Third row: Three dancers; Fourth row: Three musicians.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Narumpunatha Temple;Tiruppudaimarudur
Positioning: Gopura, third tier, transept, south west corner
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: Paintings, early 20th century
Description: Vina player.
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 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: 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: 17th century
Description: Music and dance in Amaravati, Indra’s heaven;
News of Valasura’s attack arrive.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, first bay from the east
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