Rulers
Historical background
Mythical rulers appear in the murals along historical figure such as Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati of Ramanathapuram
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Scenes from the life of Sundarar; Top left: Sundarar rescues a child from the jaws of a crocodlile in Avinashi; Bottom left: A divine elephant and the gods come to fetch Sundarar; On the right: Sundarar on the elephant and Cheraman Perumal on his horse ascend to Kailasa.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, east wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: Third row: Having failed to free the dumb daughter of the Chola king of her infirmity, the defeated Buddhists are killed.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine; north wall
Date: 18th century
Description: Unidentified narrative.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling
Date: 18th century
Description: Unidentified narrative.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling
Date: 18th century
Description: Unidentified narrative.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling
Date: 18th-19th century
Description: The story of Sambandar. Top, worship scene; the Pandya queen invites the saint to Madurai; the Jains and the king; they send Agni to burn the house where the saint is living.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling of the east bay
Date: 18th-19th century
Description: Top; The king is ill and the Jains try to cure him; The queen talks to the king and goes to Sambandar; Centre: Sambandar is taken to Madurai, he heals the king; The books of the Jains are thrown in the fire and burn; Bottom: The books of the Jains are thrown in the river and they follow the current; A messenger is sent to Sambandar.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Panchatchara mandapa, ceiling of the east bay
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (on the right of the corner, from left to right): The dikpalas worship Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha, enshrined in a temple on an island; This may refer to Sri Ranganatha temple at Srirangam; Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; Second row: Namakarana (name giving ceremony); Third row: Vishvamitra and Vasishtha talk to king Dasharatha; Dasharatha is devastated on hearing Vishvamitra’s request; Rama and Lakshmana leave with the sage; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across the river and perform their ablutions.
Top row (on the left of the corner, from left to right); Dasharatha gifts cows to the Brahmins; the babies are given a bath; Second row; Rama hits Kuni (Manthara) with mud pellets; the princes and their mothers; the arrival of Vishvamitra; Third row; Rama and Lakshmana protect the sages’ yajna; Subahu is killed; The princes are praised by the rishis; they spend the night under the watchful gaze of Vishvamitra; Fourth row; Rama breaks Shiva’s bow; Sita’s suitors are devastated.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The dikpalas worship Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha; Vishnu and Shiva on their vahanas; Second row: Dasharatha and the queens celebrate their children namakarana (name giving ceremony); Third row: Vishvamitra and Vasishtha talk to Dasharatha; Dasharatha is devastated on hearing Vishvamitra’s request; Rama and Lakshmana leave with the sage; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river. They perform their ablutions.
Location: Tamil Nadu;Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The dikpalas worship Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha; Vishnu, Shiva and
Brahma on their vahanas; Second row: Dasharatha and the queens with their children on their lap celebrate the namakarana (name giving ceremony) officiated by Vasishtha; Third row: Vishvamitra and Vasishtha talk to Dasharatha; Dasharatha is devastated on hearing Vishvamitra’s request; Rama and Lakshmana leave with the sage; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river; They perform their ablutions; Rama frees Ahalya from her curse.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The dikpalas worship Vishnu reclining on the serpent Shesha; Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; The dikpalas pay homage to the three gods seated atop a mountain; Second row: Dasharatha and the queens with the children on their lap, at the namakarana (name giving) ceremony officiated by Vasishtha; Third row: Vishvamitra and Vasishtha talk to Dasharatha; Dasharatha is devastated on hearing Vishvamitra’s request; Rama and Lakshmana leave with the sage; the queens and the courtiers say farewell to them; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river. They perform their ablutions; Rama frees Ahalya from her curse, immediately behind her is her husband, Gautama.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma on their vahanas; The dikpalas pay homage to the three gods seated atop a mountain; Narada discovers the sage Valmiki buried in an anthill writing on a palm leaf; Shravanakumara carries his blind parents in baskets tied to a yoke; He is accidentally killed by Dasharatha; Second row: The namakarana (name giving) ceremony is performed by Vasishtha; The queens and a nurse, nursing the four babies; They watch the infants crawling; Third row: Dasharatha is devastated by Vishvamitra’s request; He entrusts Rama and Lakshmana to the sage, and along with the queens and courtiers escorts them to the gates of Ayodhya; They arrive in the forest and spend their first night there; They reach an ashram; Fourth row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river; They perform their ablutions. Rama frees Ahalya from her curse, immediately behind her is her husband Gautama. In the arch above the door leading to the puja room, Gajalakshmi; On the right: Vishvamitra and the princes arrive in Mithila.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
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