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WD1063(44)
- Record Id:
- 041-003881964
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121652206.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162036365.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1063(44)
- Title:
- [Kurma avatar of Vishnu and the story of churning the ocean of milk]
- Scope & Content:
- Pen and ink drawing of The Churning of the Sea of Milk, from an 'Album of 51 drawings (57 folios) of buildings, sculpture and paintings in the temple and choultry of Tirumala Nayyak at Madura. c.1801-05', by an anonymous artist working in the South India/Madurai style, c. 1801-1805. Each picture is inscribed with a title and a number in ink.This drawing is of a carving that can be found in the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple of Madurai, the great sacred complex built under the patronage of the Nayaka ruler Tirumala in the 17th century. Within the large enclosure are two temples dedicated to Shiva as Sundareshvara with his consort Minakshi, and several mandapas (halls) with elaborately sculpted columns of the gods from the Hindu pantheon. The Churning of the Sea of Milk is a creation myth where the cosmic sea 'milk' was churned and creation 'butter' appeared as a result. The snake Vasuki was used as a churning rope by the gods and demons, and the sacred mountain Mandara was used as a pole that was set on the back of the tortoise, Kurma, the second incarnation of Vishnu. By churning the waters of the cosmic sea the drink of immortality (amrita) was created and was enjoyed by the gods. Kurma is considered to be the base upon which the world is placed.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003881920
041-003881964 - 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
WD1063(44) : [Kurma avatar of Vishnu and the story of churning the ocean of milk] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288785[0395]/040-003881920[0044]/041-003881964
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MacKenzie Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162036365.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- 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
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 37.1 x 24.8 cm
- 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)