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EAP692/1/1/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003195237
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003195235
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026618107.0x000003
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP692/1/1/1
- Title:
- Inner Mandapa Ceiling [17th Century]
- Scope & Content:
- The Vasantha Mandapa at Alagarkoil accommodates beautiful paintings of the Ramayana story. The central small pavilion within this Mandapa portrays on its ceiling the paintings of Vishnu as Ananthasayi (reclining posture) accompanied by his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi along with other Gods and Goddess with flowering celestial beings.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003195235
036-003195236
040-003195237 - Is part of:
- EAP692/1 : Alagarkovil Kallagar Temple - Temple Art [17th Century]
EAP692/1/1 : Inner Mandapa Ceiling [17th Century]
EAP692/1/1/1 : Inner Mandapa Ceiling [17th Century] - Contains:
- EAP692/1/1/1/1 : Vishnu standing with Sri Devi and Bhu Devi. [17th Century]
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP692/1/1/1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003195235[0001]/036-003195236[0001]/040-003195237
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP692/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 TIFF image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP692-1-1-1⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th Century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 10.06655
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 78.20003
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Arrangement:
- Arranged on the basis of location sequence
- Information About Copies:
- Photo Archives, French Institute of Pondicherry; British Library
- Information About Originals:
- The originals are from the Kallalagar Temple, Alagar Kovil
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Cave Paintings
Cave Temples - Places:
- India, Asia
