Kerala mural paintings are frescos
depicting mythology and legends drawn on the walls of temples and
churches in South India, principally in Kerala. Ancient temples, churches, and
palaces in Kerala, South India, display an abounding tradition of mural
paintings mostly dating back to the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this
form of art enjoyed Royal patronage.
(Vishnu
is the Supreme God of Vaishnavism, one of the three main sects
of Hinduism. Vishnu is also known as Narayana and Hari. Lakshmi is the wife of Vishnu. The Vishnu Sahasranama declares Vishnu
as Paramatman (supreme soul) and Parameshwara (supreme God). It describes
Vishnu as the all-pervading essence of all beings, the master of—and beyond—the
past, present, and future, the creator and destroyer of all existences, one who
supports, preserves, sustains, and governs the universe and originates and
develops all elements within. Though he is usually depicted as light blue, as
are his incarnations some other depictions of Vishnu exist as green-bodied.In
Hindu sacred texts, Vishnu is usually described as having the divine pale blue
color of water-filled clouds and as having four arms. He is depicted as holding
a Padma
(lotus flower) in the lower left
hand, a unique type of mace used in warfare known as a Kaumodaki gada in the lower right hand, a Panchajanya shankha (conch) in the upper left hand, and a discus
weapon Sudarshana Chakra in the upper right
hand.)
The traditional
style mural art form, using natural pigments and vegetable colors, is being
revived by a new genre of artists actively involved in researching and teaching
mural art at the Sree Sankara Sanskrit College in Kalady and also at a mural
art school associated with the Gururvayur temple.
Nataraja or Nataraj, The Lord (or King) of Dance;
is a depiction of the god Shiva as
the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and
make preparations for the god Brahma to
start the process of creation. The two most common forms of Shiva's dance are
the Lasya (the gentle form of dance), associated with the
creation of the world, and the Tandava (the violent and
dangerous dance), associated with the destruction of weary worldviews –
weary perspectives and lifestyles. In essence, the Lasya and
the Tandava are
just two aspects of Shiva's nature; for he destroys to create, tearing
down to build again.
Ayyappan
(also called Sastavu or Sasta)
is a Hindu deity
who is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sasta, the offspring of Shiva and Vishnu (in
the form of Mohini,
his only female avatar), He is generally depicted in a yogic posture,
wearing a jewel around his neck, hence named Manikandan, Literally meaning
"With bell around the neck". By the 20th century, there has been
an increase in the number of worshipers of Ayyappan from many different groups,
spurred by vast improvements in transport and communication in southern India. Ayyappan's
annual festival is a time of pilgrimage for ever-growing numbers of men from
throughout South India. The most prominent and famous Ayyappan shrine is the
one at Sabarimala,
in the hills of Pathanamthitta in Kerala,
with over 30 million devotees visiting it every year, making it one of the
largest pilgrimage sites
in the world.
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