Wedding
Historical background
Weddings are a theme which the artists explored in depth. Of interest are the various details showing the different rituals followed by the various communities to which the artists’ patrons belonged.
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The wedding of Lakshmana (?) and Urmila (?); Row 2: The wedding of Bharata (?) and Mandavi (?); Row 3: The wedding of Shatrughna (?) and Shrutakirti (?)
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, west wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: A marriage scene.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, arch
Date: 18th century, partly obliterated by whitewash
Description: Top row (from left): The Ayodhya party and the Mithila party meet; Vasishtha and Shatananda embrace one another, so do Dasharatha and Janaka. Bottom row: Attendants dress and adorn Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna; On the right, three attendants dress Sita.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; east wall, north of the door
Date: 18th century, partly obliterated by whitewash
Description: Top row (from left): King Janaka’s elephants and retainers; Rama and Lakshmana welcome the queens, their brothers and bow before king Dasharatha and the sage Vasishtha. The last scene is damaged. Bottom row (from left): The three princesses are dressed and adorned for their wedding; On the right: three dignitaries approach the rulers (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; east wall, north of the door
Date: 18th century, partly obliterated by whitewash
Description: Top row: The weddings of Rama and Sita and of Bharata and Mandavi; Bottom row: Obliterated by whitewash.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; east wall, south of the door
Date: 18th century, partly obliterated by whitewash
Description: Top row: The weddings of Lakshmana and Urmila and of Shatrughna and Shrutakirti. The bottom row and the rest of the east wall have disappeared.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Kallalagar Temple complex;Alagar Koyil
Positioning: Vasanta mandapa; east wall, south of the door
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati at the presence of all the gods, celestial beings, rishis and ascetics. In the foreground, Brahma performs the ritual.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, south wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati at the presence of all the gods, celestial beings, rishis and ascetics. In the foreground, Brahma performs the ritual. On the right, Adhikaranandi and the gods.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, south wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The wedding of Shiva and Parvati at the presence of all the gods, celestial beings, rishis and ascetics. In the foreground, Brahma performs the ritual. On the right, Adhikaranandi and the gods.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, prakara, south wall
Date: Paintings: late 19th, early 20th century
Description: The life of Sambandar: The wedding of the saint and the merging of the whole party into Shiva.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Atmanatha Temple;Avudaiyarkoyil
Positioning: Sivananda Manikkavachakar shrine, pradakshina patha, north wall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The courtesans seduce Rishyashringa, they take him to the Anga country, and the drought ceases; The wedding of Shanta and Rishyashringa (Kalaikottu munivar); Second row: Vasishtha trains the princes in horse and elephant riding; Third row: Vishvamitra and his charges are ferried across a river
they enter a forest where they encounter Tataka; Fourth row: Janaka, his chaplain and his ministers talk to Vishvamitra and his charges; Vishvamitra and the princes before the assembled court; Janaka Vishvamitra, the princes and Janaka’s chaplain look on while the king instructs four servants to fetch Shiva’s bow.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha’s party crosses the river, sets camp and is met by Janaka’s welcoming party; Second row: The wedding of the four Ikshvaku princes with the Mithila princesses; Third row: Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Urmila are given a ceremonial bath.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
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