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
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...
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...
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...
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