Kerala temple mural paintings
- Mural paintings are generally
done on freshl or wet lime plaster. Water
is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge
with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the
painting becomes an integral part of the wall depicting Hindu gods and legends, which
are drawn on the walls of temples in South India. Ancient temples and
palaces in Kerala, display an abounding
tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between
the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this form of art enjoyed
Royal patronage.
The scriptural basis of these paintings can be found in the Sanskrit texts, Chithrasoothram by Vishnudharmottara of the sixth century, Tantrasamuchaya, the fifteenth century text authored by Narayanan, Abhilashitartha Chintamani of the twelfth century and Silparatna by Sreekumaran of the sixteenth century. Iconography of the mythological character in murals are based on the Dhyanaslokas.
The masterpieces of Kerala mural art include: the Shiva Temple in Ettumanoor, the Ramayana murals of Mattancherry Palace and Vadakkumnatha kshetram. The "Gajendra Moksham" mural painting in the Krishnapuram Palace near Kayamkulam, the Anantha Shayanam mural painting in the Pallikurup Mahavishnu Temple at Mannarkkad and the mural paintings in the sanctum of Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram are very famous.
Sree
Alex Varghese,
has authored the divine
picture of Ayyappan
Alex has developed a keen interest in traditional mural
painting of Kerala. Since
then, he has drawn a large number of mural
paintings. Alex
has also drawn attractive and
diverse
mural paintings on Lords Ganesha,
Krishna with Gopikas, crowning of Sri R
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