"Adiyamankottai, Chenraya Perumal temple. First row gallery south [17th Century]"

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The gallery on the south extreme or the gallery. Some of the murals depicting the Mahabharatha epic are completely eroded away and no story could be read except some human figures are visible.

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Creation date:
17th Century
Languages:
Kannada, Telugu
Scripts:
Kannada, Telugu
Content type:
Painting
Originals information:
"The originals are from Adiyamankottai, Chenraya Perumal temple".
Reference:
EAP692/4/1/2
Level:
File
Extent:
1 TIFF image
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  1. Project EAP692:
    Documentation of endangered temple art of Tamil Nadu
  2. Collection EAP692/4:
    "Adiyamankottai, Chenraya Perumal temple [17th Century]"
  3. Collection EAP692/4/1:
    "Adiyamankottai, Chenraya Perumal temple [17th Century]"
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