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
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...
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...
Tiruvannamalai Arunachalesvara-Kalyana Mandapa-Hall one-East wall South
Scope & Content:
The Southern portion of the East wall has the story of Arunagirinathar. Arunagirinaadhar was a Tamil great saint-poet who lived during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, India. He was the creator of Thiruppugazh/Tiruppukal meaning "Holy Praise" or "Divine Glory", a book of poems in Tamil in praise o...
