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Project / Collection Documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu Subject Hinduism Level [40] File

1. EAP896/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/1/1
Title:
The Ramayana Paintings in the West Hall, West Wall, top row
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

2. EAP896/1/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/1/31
Title:
General views of the hall East
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images

3. EAP896/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/2/2
Title:
Mural paintings of Ardhamanada ceilings (Middle western section)
Scope & Content:
The murals are drawn in the ceilings of the Ardhamandapa. The western extreme is divided in to six partitions where the images of Rama, Sita, Vishnu, Hanuman, Garuda, Coronation of Rama, Dasavatara, Kalinganarthana and Gajendiramoksha are found. The middle portion of the Andhamandapa ceiling is d...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images

4. EAP896/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/2/3
Title:
Mural paintings of Ardhamanada ceilings (North western section)
Scope & Content:
The Western portion of the middle West ceiling The North West portion of the ceiling is having the images of Brahma - Vishnu - Siva - Vishnu on Garuda and Krishna tore open the Demon Bakasura in the form of a Crane
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images

5. EAP896/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/2/5
Title:
Mural paintings of Ardhamanada ceilings (Central western section)
Scope & Content:
The central portion of the middle West ceiling portray the images of ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu as God- human-superhuman and animal forms.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
5 TIFF images

6. EAP896/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/2/6
Title:
Mural paintings of Ardhamanada ceilings (Central north section)
Scope & Content:
The north western portion of the ceiling portray the Kaliyamardhana (the banishment of Kaliya from the lake of the Yamuna) and Gajendra Moksha episode. Lord Vishnu came down to earth to protect Gajendra, the elephant, from the clutches of Makara, the Crocodile and with Vishnu's blessing, Gajendra...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images

7. EAP896/2/7

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

8. EAP896/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/3/2
Title:
Siva temple Mandapa Ceiling
Scope & Content:
The paintings that decorate the Kailasanathar Mandapa consist of three Parts. The central portion registers portrait images. The other two left and right panels show various temples of Tamil Region. The images are; mostly schemaatic images of the temples located in different parts of Tamil Nadu a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil and Telugu
Date Range:
1500-1699
Extent:
42 TIFF images

9. EAP896/3/3

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

10. EAP896/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP896/4/1
Title:
General Views of the Painting Ceilings and the temple
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1500-1701
Extent:
16 TIFF images