Rituals ; RitualsSociety 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: First half of the 19th century Description: The story of the vanni tree, the welll, and the linga. (TP 64) Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Brihadishvara Temple complex;Thanjavur Positioning: Courtyard, north colonnade Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Room 1, south door: Painted stucco image of Gaja Lakshmi and, above it, a mural depicting Minakshi’s wedding; On the wall projection on the right: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati paying homage to Gaja Lakshmi. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Top: Minakshi’s wedding; Bottom: Painted stucco image of Gaja Lakshmi; On the wall projection on the right: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati paying homage to Gaja Lakshmi. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Plan of the Tayumanavar temple complex (Sri Matrubhuteshvara), Tiruchirappalli; On the right, Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha paying homage to Tayumanaswamiy Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Top: Damaged; Bottom: Shiva Nataraja; on the left Minakshi Amman, Bhringi, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali; On the right: Brahma; Vishnu and Adhikaranandi. At Shiva’s foot, on the right, Karaikkal Ammaiyar playing the cymbals; On the wall projection on the right: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati in worshipful attitude. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Top: Courtly figures at worship; Centre: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati, two ladies, one possibly a queen, the other his arms bearer, and courtiers worship Vallabha Ganapati; Bottom: Six-headed Subrahmanya, flanked by Valli and Devasena. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Courtly figures at worship. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati, two ladies, one possibly a queen, the other his arms bearer, and courtiers worship Vallabha Ganapati. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, south wall Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati worshipping Mangalanathar, Mangalambigai and Nataraja at Uthirakosamangai (?); On the right, a courtier. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, west wall, south corner Date: First half of the 18th century Description: Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati worships Devi , Umamaheshvara, and Ganesha; On the projection on the right, and beneath the holy images, priests. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, west wall, south corner Date: First half of the 18th century, restored Description: Top row: Krishna’s and Rukmini’s wedding; To the left, the Setupati worships the divine couple; Above the north door: Gaja Lakshmi, painted stucco, and mural depicting the worship of four-headed deity and worship of linga (right); On the left Parashurama avatara; On the right, Rama avatara. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, north wall Date: First half of the 18th century, restored Description: Top row: Krishna’s and Rukmini’s wedding; To the left, the Setupati worships the divine couple; Above the north door: Gaja Lakshmi, painted stucco, and mural depicting the worship of four-headed deity and worship of linga (right); On the left Parashurama avatara; On the right, Rama avatara. Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram Positioning: Room 1, north wall « Previous 1 2 3 4 … 27 Next »