Rituals
Historical background
Weddings and festivals provide the artists with a scope to explore religious rituals and at the same time courtly etiquette, dress, and ornaments in great detail.
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana fight against Subahu and Maricha; Subahu is killed while Maricha hit by an arrow is propelled into the sea; The rishis bless the princes; They rest in an ashram under the watchful eye of Vishvamitra; Second row: Rama breaks the bow into three pieces before Janaka’s assembled court; The princes invited at Sita’s svayamvara (a ceremony in which the bride choses her husband) are dismayed at Rama’s victory.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: King Dasharatha’s party on the way to Mithila; Second row: The arms of the
four princes and their brides to be are massaged with haldi (turmeric); Third row: The four princes on elephants leave Mithila with great pomp, fireworks and crackers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Preceded by parasol and insignia-bearers Dasharatha and Vasishtha ride in chariots on their way to Mithila; Second row: Shatrughna, Sita, Urmila and Mandavi’s arms are massaged with haldi (turmeric).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: The princes invited to Sita’s svayamvara (ceremony in which the bride choses her husband) are disappointed at Rama’s victory.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The rishis perform the homa (offerings to a consecrated fire) as a part of the wedding rituals; Bottom row: Rama and Sita pour water on one another as a part of the wedding celebrations.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view: The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam; antechamber of the ‘Puja room’
Date: mid-19th century
Description: General view; The murals illustrate the rituals performed in the days before and during the wedding ceremony; In the background, the small shrine dedicated to Vadamalai Nachiammai (Vijaya Lakshmi).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata arrives in Ayodhya and places Rama’s sandals on the throne; The story of the crow; The exiles meet Atri maharishi and Anasuya; They arrive in the Dandaka forest where Viradha attempts to abduct Sita but is killed by Rama and his liberated soul ascends to heaven; Second row: Lakshmana mutilates the rakshasi Shurpanakha; She runs to
seek the help of her brothers; They fight against Rama while Lakshmana guards Sita; Third row; Sita sees the golden gazelle and asks Rama to catch it; He goes into the forest, kills it and Maricha emerges out of its carcass; Fourth row: Ravana and Mandodari; Kumbhakarna asleep; Rama meets Lakshmana in the forest; They return to find the hut empty; Fifth row: Lakshmana is on the verge of mutilating Ayomukhi; Rama and Lakshmana meet and kill Kabandha, whose liberated soul ascends to heaven; They cremate him.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Encouraged by Kuni (Manthara), Kaikeyi speaks to Sumantra; King Dasharatha faints; The rishis make arrangements for Rama’s coronation; The messenger arrives; Kaikeyi supported by Kuni announces to Rama and Laskhmana that they are to be exiled; Then they take leave of their mothers; Sita insists in wanting to accompany them; They gift their worldly goods to the Brahmins; Second row: the exiles arrive at Bharadvaja’s hermitage; In Ayodhya, Dasharatha dies after hearing Sumantra’s report; The king’s body is immersed in a vat of oil; Third row: Ablutions after Dasharatha’s cremation; A courtly procession; The ladies of the harem in conference; The courtiers and Vasishtha want Bharata to be crowned but he refuses; Fourth row: The court on its way to Mt Chitrakuta; Lakshmana sees them arriving and reports to Rama; On the left and right side of the door: Ganesha and Subrahmanya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama before Dasharatha and the queens; Kaikeyi gives the bark clothes to Rama, Sita and Lakshmana; They take leave of Kausalya and Sumitra; Dasharatha sees them off at the gates of the city, he feels faint and he is carried back in a palanquin; Once back he speaks to his queens; Second row: Vasishtha sends a messenger to Kekaya announcing Dasharatha’s death; Bharata and Shatrughna
travel back to Ayodhya; Bharata has an argument with Kaikeyi; Third row: Bharata and Shatrughna meet the exiles on Mt Chitrakuta; Rama, Lakshmana and Sita pay homage to Vasishtha; The three queens are welcomed by the exiles.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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