Rulers
Historical background
Mythical rulers appear in the murals along historical figure such as Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati of Ramanathapuram
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Vibhishana sees Ravana’s troops approaching; Sugriva sends his troops
across the bridge; A battle scene; Second row: The allies invade Lanka; Hanuman grabs Mandodari by the hair; Rama in council; Ravana enters the fray and Indra sends his divine chariot to Rama; Third row: Sita is carried in a palanquin; She prostrates before Rama; Sita’s fire ordeal; The gods witness the scene; She then prostrates before Rama; Fourth row: The empty aerial chariot; The allies in Ayodhya (?), Hanuman runs towards Guha who arrives by boat; Central tableau: Ramapattabhisheka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Rama’s consecration; Rama and Sita enthroned flanked by Bharata, carrying an umbrella, Shatrughna (right) and Lakshmana (left); Hanuman kneeling in the foreground holds Rama’s foot; Among the allies, on the right are Vibhishana, Guha, the ladies of the court; On the left are groups of monkeys, bears, musicians, and among the crowd, members of the Zamindar’s family may have been portrayed.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Hanuman hands to Rama Sita’s chudamani (head jewel) (?); Rama and Lakshmana talk to Hanuman and Jambavan and review the assembled troops; Second row: Ravana is on top of a tower, Sugriva (?) jumps on him, grabs his crown and brings it to Rama; Rama sends Angada on a diplomatic mission to Lanka; Third row: Battle scene, Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulder routs the rakshasas; Ravana on the battlefield wounds Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana meet Sugriva; Rama fells the seven trees and his arrow pierces a mountain (?); He kicks Dundubhi’s carcass away; Second row: Sugriva talks to Rama; Sugriva prostrates before Rama; Sugriva speaks to Hanuman; Rama entrusts his signet ring to Hanuman; Hanuman kills an asura (?); Third row: Once in Lanka, Hanuman looks for Sita; Ravana speaks to Sita captive in the ashoka grove; Hanuman is concealed in the crown of a tree; Sita tries to hang herself from a branch, when Hanuman appears in front of her first as a small monkey, then as his majestic self; Fourth row: Hanuman taken captive, sits on his coiled tail before Ravana and the assembled rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana meet Sugriva; Rama fells the seven trees and his arrow pierces a mountain(?); He kicks Dundubhi’s carcass in the air; Second row: Sugriva prostrates before Rama; Sugriva speaks to Hanuman; Rama entrusts his signet ring to Hanuman; Hanuman kills an asura (?); Third row: once in Lanka, Hanuman looks for Sita; Ravana speaks to Sita captive in the ashoka grove, Hanuman is concealed in the crown of a tree; Sita tries to hang herself from a branch, when Hanuman appears in front of her first as a small monkey, then as his majestic self; Fourth row: Hanuman taken captive, sits on his coiled tail before Ravana and the assembled rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sugriva challenges Vali; The battle between Vali and Sugriva; Sugriva asks Rama’s help; Sugriva challenges Vali a second time; Tara tries to
dissuade him from accepting the challenge; Second row: On the search for Sita, Hanuman and his companions are trapped in Svayamprabha’s subterranean cave; They close their eyes, and return where they had come from; They meet the vulture Sampati; Third row: Sita entrusts her chudamani (head jewel) to Hanuman; Hanuman destroys Ravana’s garden.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sugriva challenges Vali; The battle between Vali and Sugriva; Sugriva asks Rama’s help; Sugriva challenges Vali a second time; Tara tries to
dissuade him from accepting the challenge; Second row: On the search for Sita, Hanuman and his companions are trapped in Svayamprabha’s subterranean cave; They close their eyes, and return where they had come from; They meet the vulture Sampati; Third row: Sita entrusts her chudamani (head jewel) to Hanuman; Hanuman destroys Ravana’s garden.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Hanuman hands to Rama Sita’s chudamani (head-jewel); Rama and Lakshmana talk to Hanuman and Jambavan and review the assembled troops; Second row: Ravana is on top of a tower, Sugriva(?) jumps on him, grabs his crown and brings it to Rama; Rama sends Angada on a diplomatic mission to Lanka; Third row: battle scene, Lakshmana on Hanuman’s shoulder routs the rakshasas; Ravana on the battlefield wounds Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Tara and Sugriva in Kishkindha.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Description: Top row: Vali’s cremation; Angada collects the ashes; The participants in Vali’s last rites perform their ablutions; Lakshmana crowns Sugriva king of Kishkindha at the presence of his courtiers; Second row: Hanuman jumps across the ocean from Mount Mahendra, rests on Mount Mainaka, and then confronts the rakshasi Surasa who swallows him; Hanuman, however, escapes through her ear. Third row: Hanuman wrecks Ravana’s garden and fights against the rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The duel between Vali and Sugriva; Rama shoots Vali; Vali speaks to him; Second
row: Hanuman helps the king of the vultures Sampati to cross a river; Sampati tells him and his companions where Sita is held captive; Hanuman starts on his expedition to Lanka from Mount Mahendra; Third row: Ravana in council.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Hanuman carries Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders to meet Sugriva and his followers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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