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WD1063
- Record Id:
- 040-003881920
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121652159.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1063
- Title:
- Album 51 drawings of buildings, sculpture and paintings in the temple and choultry of Tirumala Nayyak at Madura. c. 1801-05
- Scope & Content:
- Book 11'. 51 drawings (57 folios) of buildings, sculpture and paintings in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple and the Pudu Mandapam at Madurai. c.1801-05. Inscribed on original cover: Sculptures at Madura; in red ink: Pagoda & Choultry of Trimul Naig. 51 Drawings. Each picture is inscribed with a title in ink and number in red ink. Drawings by a S.Indian, probably a Madura artist. Some of the drawings also appear in BL.Add.29,324, although the BL.Add. manuscript drawings show entire temple columns, whilst those in WD1063 often only show details from the same sculpted columns. Volume 11 in Wilson's catalogue, p.581. 'Book 11' in Library's handlist, Mss Eur D562/3. Pen-and-ink and touches of water-colour; size of volume 14.75 by 10 ins. The drawings are not dated but MacKenzie's pundits were collecting material at Madura c.1801-05. See MacKenzie Collection, 'General' 4. f.1. Inscribed in ink: This Volume contains 51 Drawings. f.2: Sculptures at Madura. 51 Drawings. f.3 inscribed in pencil: Figures of the Hindoo Mythology taken from the Pagoda and Choultries of Madura. f.4 inscribed in ink: Sculptured Figures of the Hindoo Mythology taken from the Pagoda & Choultry of Trimul Naig at Madura. f.5 Dvarapala figures, Madurai. “Duvalapalageror Wardens to the Portals of all sacred buildings consecrated to Shiven & sometimes to those of Vichnou.” f.6 Columns in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai carved with a trimurti image and an image of Shiva dancing on an elephant’s skin. Copies of these drawings are in BL.Add.29,324, folios 69 and 77. f.7 Two sculptures of Shiva as manifested in popular poems of Madurai. “Two different representations of the Manifestations of Shiven on Earth as particularly described in the popular poems of Madura known by the name of Sixty Four Sacred Diversions of that God.” These figures are carved into columns in the Pudu Mandapam at Madurai. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 75. f.8 Sculptures of Parvati and Shiva of columns in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. f.9 Two lotus patterns with images of Parvati at their centres. f.10 Two lotus patterns. One with Parvati in the middle, the other with Sarasvati in the middle. f.11 Lotus pattern with an image of a woman on horseback at the centre. f.12 Scene of Shiva and Minakshi’s wedding at Madurai in the presence of Vishnu. This scene is found on a column in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 71. f.13 Shiva as Ardhanarisvara. This figure is carved into a column in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 63. f.14 Two columns from the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. One carved with a figure of Shiva going into battle and the other with Ravana shaking Mt. Kailash. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 77. f. 15 Dancing Shiva. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.16 Maheshasuramardini. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.17 Shiva as an ascetic. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.18 Shiva standing on the corpse of Yama. Carved into a tmple column at Madurai. f.19 The main Shiva Linga shrine in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple at Madurai. f.20 The Minakshi shrine in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple at Madurai. f.21 Dancing Kali. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 65. f.22 Ganesha and his consort. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.23 Figure of Virabhadra (son of Shiva) carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.24 Figure of Subrahmanyam (Kartikkeiyan) riding a peacock. Carved into a temple column at Madurai. f.25 Sundara Narayana. The half Shiva, half Vishnu form of God. . Also, a detail from the base of the temple column showing the marriage of Shiva and Parvati (f. 12). See BL.Add.29,324, folio 71. f.26 Vishnu Narayana reclining on Shesha. Temple carving at Madurai. f.27 Two figures of Lakshmi. Carved into temple columns at Madurai. f.28 Gajalakshmi figure. f.29 Two figures of Vishnu avatars. The first shows Matsya (the fish) and the other shows Kurma (the tortoise). f.30 Vishnu as Varaha (the boar) and as Narasimha (the Man-Lion). f.31 Vishnu as Vamana (the dwarf) and as Rama. f.32 Vishnu as Parasurama and as Balarama. f.33 Vishnu as Krishna and Kalkin. f.34 Figure of an archer. “Rajah Manar Swamy”. f.35 Rama in Durbar. “The coronation of Shree Ramah after his conquest over Ravinan.” f.36 Vishnu as a beautiful woman. “The Mohgancy Avatharum or the enchanting femal form which Vishnou assumed to corrupt the chastity of the Reechees”. f.37 Krishna playing the flute. f.38 Brahma figure and Hamsa (goose), the vehicle of Brahma. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 65. f.39 Sarasvati. f.40 “Contest of Brimah & Vishnou before Shiven for Supremacy.” f.41 Indra. See BL.Add.29,324, folio 63. f.42 Manmatha. f.43 Rati. f.44 Kurma avatar of Vishnu and the story of churning the ocean of milk. f.45 Chandra and Surya. f.46 The twelve signs of the zodiac represented on a square diagram. f.47 “The God Shani or the Planet Saturn whose evil spirit is constantly dispensing ill luck & misfortune & hence mounted on a raven.” f.48 Square diagram showing “the Ashta Dick Palager. Eight celestial personages or Demi-Gods considered to rule & protect the respective regions in which they are placed before.” f.49 “Prushah Mrugan” and the wish giving cow, “Kama Danu”. f.50 Details from sculptures. A yali, some mythical creatures and a trompe d’oiel elephant and water buffalo. f.51 Column decorated with an equestrian figure at the entrance of the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. f.52 Column in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai, showing Tirumalai Nayaka with his wives. f.53 A corner column in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. f.54 Drawing of sculpted stones along the base of th large gopuram on the east side of the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. f.55 The top of a gopuram, Madurai.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003881920 - Is part of:
- MacKenzie Collection : MacKenzie CollectionMACKENZIE, COLIN (1754-1821) Madras Engineers 1782-1821; Surveyor-General of India 1817-21.
WD1063 : Album 51 drawings of buildings, sculpture and paintings in the temple and choultry of Tirumala Nayyak at Madura. c. 1801-05 - Contains:
- WD1063(1) : [Title page: This Volume contains 51 Drawings]
WD1063(2) : Sculptures at Madura. 51 Drawings
WD1063(3) : Figures of the Hindoo Mythology taken from the Pagoda and Choultries of Madura
WD1063(4) : Sculptured Figures of the Hindoo Mythology taken from the Pagoda & Choultry of Trimul Naig at Madura
WD1063(5) : [Dvarapala figures, Madurai.] Duvalapalageror Wardens to the Portals of all sacred buildings consecrated to Shiven &sometimes…
WD1063(6) : [Columns in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai carved with a trimurti image and an image of Shiva dancing on an elephant's skin].
WD1063(7) : [Two sculptures of Shiva as manifested in popular poems of Madurai].
WD1063(8) : [Sculptures of Parvati and Shiva of columns in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai]
WD1063(9) : [Two lotus patterns with images of Parvati at their centres]
WD1063(10) : [Two lotus patterns. One with Parvati in the middle, the other with Sarasvati in the middle]
WD1063(11) : [Lotus pattern with an image of a woman on horseback at the centre]
WD1063(12) : [Scene of Shiva and Minakshi's wedding at Madurai in the presence of Vishnu. This scene is found on a column in the Pudu…
WD1063(13) : [Shiva as Ardhanarisvara. This figure is carved into a column in the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai]
WD1063(14) : [Two columns from the Pudu Mandapam, Madurai. One carved with a figure of Shiva going into battle and the other with Ravana shaking…
WD1063(15) : [Dancing Shiva. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(16) : [Maheshasuramardini. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(17) : [Shiva as an ascetic. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(18) : [Shiva standing on the corpse of Yama. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(19) : [The main Shiva Linga shrine in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple at Madurai]
WD1063(20) : [The Minakshi shrine in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple at Madurai]
WD1063(21) : [Dancing Kali. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(22) : [Ganesha and his consort. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(23) : [Figure of Virabhadra (son of Shiva) carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(24) : [Figure of Subrahmanyam (Kartikkeiyan) riding a peacock. Carved into a temple column at Madurai]
WD1063(25) : Sundara Narayana.
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 album
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- South India/Madurai style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1801
- End Date:
- 1805
- Date Range:
- c 1801-1805
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Bound volume
- Finding Aids:
- Book 11' in Library's handlist, Mss Eur D562/3. Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 531-532
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Hindu Temples
Sculpture - Places:
- Madurai, Tamil Nādu, India