The Mucukunda Murals
Mapin Publishing
The Tyagarajasvami Temple in Tiruvarur, a major historic site in the heart of the Tamil country, has preserved among its many treasures, a set of ceiling paintings from the 17th century.
The Mucukunda Murals
in the Tyagarajasvami Temple, Tiruvarur
The Tyagarajasvami Temple in Tiruvarur, a major historic site in the heart of the Tamil country, has preserved among its many treasures, a set of ceiling paintings from the 17th century.
- Category: Contemporary Art
These magnificent paintings tell the story of Mucukunda, the monkey-faced Chola king who established Lord Tyagaraja, in the Tiruvarur temple. They also offer tantalizing glimpses of daily life, material culture, flora and fauna, temple architecture and ritual performance from this period.
This book provides a complete record of the Mucukunda murals as photographed by V K Rajamani, with an introduction by David Shulman, and an interpretative essay by Maya Tevet Dayan.
This book provides a complete record of the Mucukunda murals as photographed by V K Rajamani, with an introduction by David Shulman, and an interpretative essay by Maya Tevet Dayan.
V K Rajamani is a photographer of medieval paintings and sculptures of south India.
David Shulman is Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies in the Department of Comparative Religion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Maya Tevet Dayan is a lecturer in the East Asian studies department of Tel Aviv University.
Publisher’s Note
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction by David Shulman
Inroducing Tyagaraja
Vitivitankan
Mucukunda, the Monkey-Faced Chola
How Tyagaraja came to Tiruvarur
Ajapa and unmani
The Paintings
Listening to the Silent Echo of the Murals at Tiruvarur by Maya Tevet Dayan
Notes to the Painted Panels and their Inscriptions
Appendix: Conservation of Mural Paintings in Tyagarajaswamy Temple: A Case Study by Madhu Rani K.P.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction by David Shulman
Inroducing Tyagaraja
Vitivitankan
Mucukunda, the Monkey-Faced Chola
How Tyagaraja came to Tiruvarur
Ajapa and unmani
The Paintings
Listening to the Silent Echo of the Murals at Tiruvarur by Maya Tevet Dayan
Notes to the Painted Panels and their Inscriptions
Appendix: Conservation of Mural Paintings in Tyagarajaswamy Temple: A Case Study by Madhu Rani K.P.
| ISBN | 9788189995737 |
| Pages | 148 |
| Number of illustrations | 80 |
| Size | 9 x 9" (229 x 229 mm), hc |
| Date of Publishing | 2011 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Co-publisher(s) | Mapin in association with Prakriti Foundation |
| Rights Available | World rights |
