CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: House: Painting of Chowk

Subject: Valiyambalam, interior wall, mural painting (Bhadrakali), view

Subject: Interior, square chamber, squinch and soffit on northwest corner, detail, intricate floral painting in half medallion on ceiling of semi dome

Subject: Interior, prayer hall, central prayer niche (mehrab), remains of painting at lower portion of west wall

Subject: The painting of two seated Buddhas and two rock-cut passages on the vaulted roof around the head of colossal Buddha, Sassanid influence

Subject: Entrance gateway, faade, level 1, soffit detail, decorated with stucco work and floral painting

Subject: Entrance gateway, faade, level 1, soffit detail, decorated with stucco work and floral painting

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling

Subject: Interior, shrine, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: Shrine, interior, painting on ceiling, rosettes

Subject: This painting comes from a volume generally attributed to Hyderabad state. [Mythical Bird, from Astrological Treatise]

Subject: Painting used by a wandering bard (chitrakathi) at public performances. This is a folk painting, meant to be held up during public performances. The crude forcefulness in execution is typified by the use of betal nut juice spat at the painting to simulate blood. These paintings have generally been attributed to a place in Maharashtra called Paithan, which was then part of Hyderabad state. [Babhruvahana Shoots the Ardha Candrakrti Vana to Vrsaketu]

Subject: Interior, left wing, west (qibla) wall, painting on wall, ceiling and beam