Alagar kovil Kallalagar Outer Mandapa Ceiling Northern Portion [17th Century]

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The Ramayana episodes are continued on the ceiling of the north eastern corner. It shows Hanuman’s visit to Lanka and his meeting with Sita and Ravana. The continuous scenes depict the stories of Rama’s war with Ravana and the latter’s death.

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Creation date:
17th Century
Languages:
Tamil
Scripts:
Tamil
Content type:
Painting
Originals information:
"The originals are from the Kallalagar Temple, Alagar Kovil".
Reference:
EAP692/1/3/1
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File
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96 TIFF images
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  1. Project EAP692:
    Documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu
  2. Collection EAP692/1:
    Alagarkovil Kallagar Temple - Temple Art [17th Century]
  3. Collection EAP692/1/3:
    Alagar kovil Kallalagar Outer Mandapa Ceiling [17th Century]
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