Here are my tanjore pantings:
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| Lord Nataraja |
Category: Tanjore/Thanjavur painting
Size: 10" by 12"
Title: Lord Nataraja
Price: Rs. 1740(With teak-wood Chettinad frame)
Lord Nataraja ..lord Shiva in a trance, as the cosmic dancer is called lord nataraja - natanam meanin dance and raj meaning the king..he is always depicted amidst a circle of flames..the bronze idol is a must in every Shiva temple and he always finds a place in every dance performance,dance schools..He took this form to destroy evil and pave way for the creation of good..
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Category: Tanjore/Thanjavur painting
Size: 10" by 12"
Title: Narrative of Kannappa Nayanar
Price : Sold Out
Size: 10" by 12"
Title: Narrative of Kannappa Nayanar
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| Nararation of Kannappa Nayanar |
Depicted above is the story of Kannappa Nayanar on a non-traditional scheme...usin only black, white and yellow...
Here is a heads-up on the nayanars - the devotees of lord Shiva are called nayanar(s)..there are 63 of them as per Hindu mythology...each one has showcased their devotion in really unique ways..
I hav portrayed below the story of kannappa nayanar - a devotee who had flawless affection for his lord n he proved that the lord will melt for true devotion, even if it s in its crudest form, not adhering to the rules n rituals of the religion..
Kannappa, as he was called, was a forest hunter by profession; it so happened that one day as he was going into the forest, he saw the idol of Lord Shiva amidst trees - he immediately felt an unknown urge to go near it - in no time, he was on his way to prayer of the great Lord on a daily basis..
Prayer in his own world comprised of making a garland of forest flowers for the lord,hunting forest animals and offering it to the god, and other such methods, not paying so much attention to the ritualistic practices..A brahman who was taking care of the temple started feeling uneasy about the way the temple was handled by the hunter and he complained to the lord about it - but the lord replied saying that he s a true devotee and asked the Brahman to come the next day and watch the hunter's activities by hiding behind a tree..
So the hunter came the next day as usual and started with his activities - but the lord played a game today to prove to the Brahman tat Kannappa was a flawless devotee - suddenly blood started dripping from the lord's right eye and to the Brahman's surprise, the hunter immediately plucked his own eye with the arrow and fixed it on the lord - and wow, the blood stopped dripping..n the finest part of the show comes now - to kannappa's shock, blood started dripping from the left eye of the lord - though kannappa was ready to pluck his own left eye also, he had to find a way to fix the spot of the lord's left eye because once he has removed his own eye he ll be totally blind - so he used his leg as a marker on the lord's face and was about to pluck his own left eye when the lord himself appeared before him and embraced him for his true love towards HIM. Thus, he became Kannappa Nayanar.
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Category: Tanjore/Thanjavur painting
Size: 10" by 12"
Title: Anna Paravai
Price: Rs. 1500 (With step-style teak wood frame)
Here is a heads-up on the nayanars - the devotees of lord Shiva are called nayanar(s)..there are 63 of them as per Hindu mythology...each one has showcased their devotion in really unique ways..
I hav portrayed below the story of kannappa nayanar - a devotee who had flawless affection for his lord n he proved that the lord will melt for true devotion, even if it s in its crudest form, not adhering to the rules n rituals of the religion..
Kannappa, as he was called, was a forest hunter by profession; it so happened that one day as he was going into the forest, he saw the idol of Lord Shiva amidst trees - he immediately felt an unknown urge to go near it - in no time, he was on his way to prayer of the great Lord on a daily basis..
Prayer in his own world comprised of making a garland of forest flowers for the lord,hunting forest animals and offering it to the god, and other such methods, not paying so much attention to the ritualistic practices..A brahman who was taking care of the temple started feeling uneasy about the way the temple was handled by the hunter and he complained to the lord about it - but the lord replied saying that he s a true devotee and asked the Brahman to come the next day and watch the hunter's activities by hiding behind a tree..
So the hunter came the next day as usual and started with his activities - but the lord played a game today to prove to the Brahman tat Kannappa was a flawless devotee - suddenly blood started dripping from the lord's right eye and to the Brahman's surprise, the hunter immediately plucked his own eye with the arrow and fixed it on the lord - and wow, the blood stopped dripping..n the finest part of the show comes now - to kannappa's shock, blood started dripping from the left eye of the lord - though kannappa was ready to pluck his own left eye also, he had to find a way to fix the spot of the lord's left eye because once he has removed his own eye he ll be totally blind - so he used his leg as a marker on the lord's face and was about to pluck his own left eye when the lord himself appeared before him and embraced him for his true love towards HIM. Thus, he became Kannappa Nayanar.
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Category: Tanjore/Thanjavur painting
Size: 10" by 12"
Title: Anna Paravai
Price: Rs. 1500 (With step-style teak wood frame)
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| Anna Paravai |
Here I have potrayed Anna paravai using only earth colours - red,yellow,black,white,green...
Anna paravai - it is the vahana of goddess kalaivni alias Saraswati . it is a bird which has got a special power to separate water from milk in a mixture of milk & water - in other words it has got the capacity to grab the good ones and leave out the unwanted ones in life implying hanging it in the house will ward off evil and attract only positive energy.
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Anna paravai - it is the vahana of goddess kalaivni alias Saraswati . it is a bird which has got a special power to separate water from milk in a mixture of milk & water - in other words it has got the capacity to grab the good ones and leave out the unwanted ones in life implying hanging it in the house will ward off evil and attract only positive energy.
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| Anna Poorani |
Anna poorani, the Goddess of food - one of my students's work...
According to Hindu Mythology, Anna poorani is believed to supply food for the entire world and take care of everybody's hunger.
