Showing posts with label Tiruchengode. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tiruchengode. Show all posts

Monday, March 01, 2010

TANJORE PAINTING OF LORD LAKSHMI

So far i did only small paintings. This time i tried slightly bigger painting of size 16" X 20". My daughter srinidhi with the embossing stage of the painting.
From Gayathri's craft works

Completed version of the painting.


From Gayathri's craft works

Completed this tanjore painting on 26/2/2010.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Tanjore paintings

This is my first Tanjore painting. Did this painting in june 2008. I learned tanjore painting through the online tutorial from Mr.V.K.Iyer.

From Gayathri's craft works


Some of my Tanjore paintings

Goddess Lakshmi

From Gayathri's craft works


From Gayathri's craft works


Alila krishnan

From Gayathri's craft works

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Thursday, September 18, 2008

அர்த்தநாரீஸ்வரர் கோவில் திருச்செங்கோடு

Arthanareeswarar temple Photos, Tiruchengode.

Tiruchengode is a city located in the Namakkal District, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The famous Ardhanareeswarar (see Ardhanarishvara) hill temple (one of the 64 manifestations of Lord Shiva, representing the unity of Shiva and Parvati) is situated in Tiruchengode. This is an ancient temple mentioned in the Tamil work Silapathikaram as Neduvelkunru. It is also famous for Chenkottu Velavar (Lord Muruga) Temple. Ardhanareeswarar, representing the unity of Shiva and Parvati, is enshrined in this revered hill temple of great significance. This temple is regarded as the 4th of the 7 Tevara Stalams in the Kongu Region of Tamilnadu. There is a water spring at the foot of the arthanareeswarar image which is said to have been divinely manifested (Uli Padaa Uruvam). There are inscriptions here from the times of Parantaka Chola, Gangaikonda Chola, the Vijayanagar and Mysore Kings and the Nayaks. Uttsavamurti of this temple is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland USATiruchengode is a city located in the Namakkal District, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The famous Ardhanareeswarar (see Ardhanarishvara) hill temple (one of the 64 manifestations of Lord Shiva, representing the unity of Shiva and Parvati) is situated in Tiruchengode. This is an ancient temple mentioned in the Tamil work Silapathikaram as Neduvelkunru. It is also famous for Chenkottu Velavar (Lord Muruga) Temple. Ardhanareeswarar, representing the unity of Shiva and Parvati, is enshrined in this revered hill temple of great significance. This temple is regarded as the 4th of the 7 Tevara Stalams in the Kongu Region of Tamilnadu. There is a water spring at the foot of the arthanareeswarar image which is said to have been divinely manifested (Uli Padaa Uruvam). There are inscriptions here from the times of Parantaka Chola, Gangaikonda Chola, the Vijayanagar and Mysore Kings and the Nayaks. Uttsavamurti of this temple is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland USA