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: 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: 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: 17th century
Description: Bottom row: Vyaghrapada obtains from Shiva the boon that his hands and feet are transformed into tiger paws with eyes: this will enable him to gather the flowers for the puja before the bees contaminate them. Top row: The wedding of Vyaghrapada.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, northernmost bay (E)
Date: 17th century
Description: Royal gifts to the dikshitars (priests): Top row: Jewels; Lingas for worship; Bottom row: Wives.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Nataraja Temple complex;Chidambaram
Positioning: Shivakamasundari shrine; open mandapa, second bay from the south
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: From top to bottom and from left to right; First row: Rama wins Sita’s hand; Rama and Sita’s wedding; Arjuna shoots the matsya yantra (the revolving fish target). Second row: Battle scenes. Third row: Krishna steals the clothes of the gopis. (cowherdesses); The Vidyaranya is taken in procession to the Virupaksha temple.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, sixth, seventh and eighth row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: From top to bottom and from left to right; First row: Rama wins Sita’s hand; Rama and Sita’s wedding; Arjuna shoots the matsya yantra (the revolving fish target). Second row: Battle scenes. Third row: Krishna steals the clothes of the gopis. (cowherdesses); The Vidyaranya is taken in procession to the Virupaksha temple.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa,ceiling, sixth, seventh and eighth row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Top row: The ten avataras of Vishnu (from left): Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Ramachandra; Krishna; Buddha; Kalki. On the extreme right: Kama riding on an elephant formed by nine girls, aims arrows at Rati. riding on a horse formed by five girls, at the opposite end of this row. Bottom row (from left): Rama wins Sita’s hand; Rama and Sita’s wedding; Arjuna shoots the matsya yantra (revolving fish target), thus winning Draupadi’s hand.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, fifth and sixth row from west
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