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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Subject Weather Material Type Prints, Drawings and Paintings

1. EAP896/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/1
Title:
Painted walls of the Bodinayakkanur Zamin Palace
Scope & Content:
The walls of the Bodinayakkanur Zamin palace has the painted murals. The two rooms at the basement level are drawn with Ramayana mural paintings.The paintings are in extinct condition and peeling off due to changing weather conditions. Bodi Nayakanur is the small town located in the foot hills o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
166 TIFF images

2. EAP896/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/1/19
Title:
East Hall, East wall. top row
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

3. EAP896/1/19/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/1/19/4
Title:
After the Sun rise the Ayodhya team started moving towards Mithilai
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 TIFF image

4. EAP896/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3
Title:
Natham-Kovilpatti Siva Kailasanatha temple
Scope & Content:
The Siva as well as the Goddess temple ceilings has the painted murals. The paintings are in extinct condition and peeling off due to changing weather conditions. The murals show the set of scenes from the epic ‘Kumarasambhava’. On the inner ceilings there are some portrait paintings of men and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
102 TIFF images

5. EAP896/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3/3
Title:
Amman temple ceiling
Scope & Content:
The events bin about the marriage of Lord Siva to Uma and the birth of Skanda. Kumarasambhava basically talks about the birth of Kumara (Kartikeya), the son of Siva and Parvati. Kumarasambhava literally means "Birth of Kumara". This epic of seventeen cantos entails 'Sringara Rasa', the rasa of l...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
45 TIFF images

6. EAP896/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/5
Title:
Panchanadisvara Temple, Tiruvaiyaru
Scope & Content:
Tiruvaiyaru Panchanadisvara also called as Iyarisvara, a Siva temple located 12 kms from the north of Tanjavur. Tiruvaiyaru in Tamil means the 'Holy Land of Five Rivers'. The temple in its current form and structure dates back to the Pallava period with further improvements and renovation during...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1600-1699
Extent:
113 TIFF images

7. EAP896/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/5/3
Title:
Panchanadisvara Temple, Thiruvaiyāru. South Gallery, South wall, Upper Row
Scope & Content:
The South Gallery's (Corridor) South wall of the temple has more painted imges of high quality drawn with herbal colours depicting the scenes of the festivals celebrated at Thiruvaiyāru and the surrounding places, processions and along with the plays of Lord Siva. Some of the important temple vie...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1600-1699
Extent:
22 TIFF images

8. EAP896/5/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/5/4
Title:
Panchanadisvara Temple, Thiruvaiyāru. South Gallery, South wall, middle Row
Scope & Content:
The South Gallery's (Corridor) South wall of the temple has more painted imges of high quality drawn with herbal colours depicting the scenes of the festivals celebrated at Thiruvaiyāru and the surrounding places, processions and along with the plays of Lord Siva. Some of the important temple vie...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1600-1699
Extent:
30 TIFF images

9. EAP896/5/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/5/5
Title:
Panchanadisvara Temple, Thiruvaiyāru. South Gallery, South wall, lower Row
Scope & Content:
The South Gallery's (Corridor) South wall of the temple has more painted imges of high quality drawn with herbal colours depicting the scenes of the festivals celebrated at Thiruvaiyāru and the surrounding places, processions and along with the plays of Lord Siva. Some of the important temple vie...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1600-1699
Extent:
46 TIFF images

10. EAP896/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/6
Title:
Tiruvannamalai Siva Arunachaleswara temple
Scope & Content:
The Kalyana Mandapa (Marriage Hall) of Siva temples' ceilings and walls have the painted murals. The paintings are in extinct condition and peeling off due to changing weather conditions. It is unfortunate a considerable portion of the Frescos had been already removed bacause of sand blasting. Th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
395 TIFF images