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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2
Title:: Kurichi Kalyana Kothanadaramar temple
Scope & Content:: The Kurichi Kalyana Kothanadaramar temple's Ardhamandapa ceilings are drawn with the 18th century murals. Artists belonging to the Maratha period painted them using herbal dyes depicting the scenes from Ramayana and other sacred epics. This temple is very unique. The 'Ramayana' story is narrated...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 108 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7
Title:: The Ardha Mandapa (Middle section)
Scope & Content:: The Ardha Mandapa has three divisions of ceilings. The middle ceiling is portrayed with the Rama going to the forest, abduction of Sita by Ravana and Hanuman going to Lanka
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 55 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7/12
Title:: Rama - Sita and Lakshmana are getting the blessings of Kausalya - Sumithirai and Kaikeyi before leaving to forest
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7/29
Title:: Jatayu - the Vulture was the one who informed Rama and Lakshmana about Sita’s abduction by Ravana
Scope & Content:: Jatayu - the Vulture was the one who informed Rama and Lakshmana about Sita’s abduction by Ravana. In his sojourn in the forest Rama left his Ashram in Chitrakoot and went to the Dandaka forest.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7/36
Title:: Combat between Sugriva and Vali
Scope & Content:: Combat between Sugriva and Vali. Rama hiding behind the trees and aiming to kill Vali.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7/37
Title:: Rama killed Vali by hiding behind the trees
Scope & Content:: Rama killed Vali by hiding behind the trees. Lakshmana, Sugriva and Hanuman nearby.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/7/43
Title:: The animals of the forest meet Rama and express their support to get back Sita
Scope & Content:: The animals of the forest meet Rama and express their support to get back Sita. Lakshmana stand nearby. Head portion damaged.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

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

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/3/3/13
Title:: Manmata also known as Kamadeva (Kama -Cupid, the God of Love and Sexuality aiming to hit Siva with his sugarcane bow, string of honebees and arrow decorated with five kinds of fragrant flowers such as Aravinda(White Lotus), Ashoka, Cuta (Mango Flower), Navamalika (Jasmine) and Nilotpala(Blue Lotus).
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:: 1500-1699
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

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