Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Project / Collection: Documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu / Subject: Food and Drink - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/4
Title:: Pattisvaram Siva Dhenupurisvara and Amman Gnanabigai temple
Scope & Content:: It is an unique and move away from the legendary story according to which Lord Muruga was born out of a flame from Lord Siva’s third eye and it’s unique and not seen in any other art work in Tamil Nadu. The figures shown are tall and very big in size.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1700
Extent:: 223 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/4/13
Title:: Pattisvaram Dhenupurisvara Siva Temple - Gallery South Ceiling
Scope & Content:: The Siva temple ceiling of the South gallery has the murals of temples found on the North and South banks of River Cauvery. In addition there are also scenes of life at Cauvery River, Bathing, Fishing at Cauvery and the sale of the fish at the market
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1912
Extent:: 24 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/4/13/3
Title:: Crocodoile caught a fisherman to eat-other Fisherman trying to rescue him
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1915
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/4/13/7
Title:: Varities of fish-Crab and a man carrying two pots of water on his shoulders from Cauvery River
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1919
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

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

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

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/6/6
Title:: Tiruvannamalai Arunachalesvara-Kalyana Mandapa-Hall one-North Gallery Ceiling
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1699
Extent:: 13 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/6/6/10
Title:: Gopikavastrabhaharana-Krishnaleela-Krishna on the tree top with abducted dresses of the bathing girls-the dress lost girls-monkeys-Inner border elephants-Outer border tiger hunting-Scorpian-Fox-Horse rider-Kumbakarna-erotic figures-baby drinking milk from his mother and types of physical exercises
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1699
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

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