Indian art and culture / Painting
Mural traditions from Ajanta to Kerala
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- Ajanta: tempera on plaster, Padmapani and Vajrapani (cave 1), Jataka narratives, Vakataka patronage under Harishena
- Bagh caves (Madhya Pradesh): Gupta-Vakataka murals, the Hallisaka or Hallisalasya joyous group dance panel
- Badami cave 4 murals (Mangalesha, 578 CE); Sittanavasal Jain lotus-pond murals (Pandya, ninth century)
- Pallava murals at Panamalai and Kanchi Kailasanatha; Chola murals in Brihadisvara (Rajaraja, Nayaka overpainting)
- Lepakshi (Vijayanagara, largest Veerabhadra ceiling mural), Hampi Virupaksha ceiling; Kerala murals (Mattancherry, Padmanabhapuram); Sanchi has no murals
- Six limbs of painting (shadanga) and the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana
Where to study
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, pp. 1-34 (printed 27-60)
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, Ajanta (mural painting, Vakataka patronage, Padmapani and Vajrapani); Padmapani Boddhisattva, Ajanta Cave No. 1, pp. 10-16 (printed 36-42)
- ch. 4 Post-Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture, Elephanta Caves and Other Sites (Bagh caves), p. 16 (printed 42)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 5 Later Mural Traditions
- ch. 5 Later Mural Traditions, pp. 1-7 (printed 61-67)
- ch. 5 Later Mural Traditions, Later Mural Traditions (Badami cave 4 under Mangalesha; Sittanavasal), pp. 1-3 (printed 61-63)
- ch. 5 Later Mural Traditions, Later Mural Traditions (Panamalai, Kanchipuram Kailasanatha; Chola murals at Brihadeswara); Chola Kings, pp. 2-4 (printed 62-64)
- ch. 5 Later Mural Traditions, Vijayanagara Murals; Kerala Murals, pp. 4-7 (printed 64-67)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 7
Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments
- Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings, pp. 1-33 (printed 82-114)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.4 Ajanta; Paintings, pp. 155-156 (printed 151-152)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, Painting (Chalukya painting at Badami), p. 148 (printed 144)
InsightsIAS, Ancient Indian History topic index
- Mural Paintings and Cave Paintings