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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/7/40
Title:: Correspondence of Tashi Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914-1963) and Basil Gould (PO Sikkim)
Scope & Content:: Documents related to the correspondence of Tashi Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914-1963) and Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) and his tour in Sikkim. Original file reference: SPA/CO/PS/009. Extent of original material: 75 pages. This file contains the following 51 items: EAP880/1/7/40/1: Letter from Basil Gould ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tibetan
Date Range:: Jul 1936-Sep 1939
Extent:: 76 TIFF images

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):: EAP896/2/4
Title:: Mural paintings of Ardhamanada ceilings (Western section)
Scope & Content:: The Western portion of the middle West ceiling portray the Coronation Scene of Rama-celebrating people-Rishis-Musicans-Dancers and the procession of animals.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/4/1
Title:: Rama's Coronation - Coronation Celebration - Musiciens - Dancers - Elephant and Horses Procession
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 TIFF image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/2/4/2
Title:: Coronation Celebration - Musiciens - Dancers - Elephant and Horses Procession
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):: EAP896/3/2
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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP896/4
Title:: Pattisvaram Siva Dhenupurisvara and Amman Gnanabigai temple
Scope & Content:: It is an unique and move away from the legendary story according to which Lord Muruga was born out of a flame from Lord Siva’s third eye and it’s unique and not seen in any other art work in Tamil Nadu. The figures shown are tall and very big in size.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1500-1700
Extent:: 223 TIFF images

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