Alagarkovil Kallagar Temple - Temple Art [17th Century]
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In Alagar kovil the Kallagar temple mandapa (hall) built by stone is found on the South West side of the southern outer compound wall. It is called Vasantha Mandapa erected in the 17th century. This east faced Mandapa has a central Mandapa surrounded by a moat built of stone. During summer the m...
The Golden Lily Tank, the sacred tank of the Meenakshi Sundareswara temple surrounded by the gallery walls on the four sides had a number of legendry and Puranic lore (Tiruvilayadal purana scenes of Lord Siva / the plays of Lord Siva). But unfortunately these historically valuable murals were va...
A small Mandapa (Chavadi / Choultry) at Narasingampatti village near Madurai has the paintings of 17th century in its west and north inner walls. They depict the Ramayana episodes. It begins in the southern part of the west wall with the scene of people worshipping Vishnu. The figure of the god ...
There are five galleries found in the hall (mandapa) that leads to the Sanctum Sanctorum. They have the paintings on its ceiling depicting the scenes of Mahabharata, Viswarupa Darshan of Lord Krishna, scenes from the Ramayana including the life of Lord Rama and various episodes from Mahabharata ...