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The bejeweled paintings known as Tanjavur Painting have been more popular in Tamil Nadu than their birthplace, the land of the Marathas. These craft oriented paintings demand a high degree of precision and generally portray the Hindu pantheon of gods. This style of painting has become very popular in the recent years; nevertheless in most cases they are only copies of the ancient works. The Koviloor Mutt near Karaikkudi in Sivganga District is ...
Tamil Nadu, one of the southern states of India, has hundreds of temples, which are treasure houses of arts and crafts. Many of them have mural paintings depicting scenes from epics and Puranas. These date as far back as 7th century A.D. to 18th century A.D. The remnants of one of the best examples can be seen at Chittannavasal near Puthukkottai (7th C, A.D.). The most admirable and well known murals at the Brahadeeshwarar temple at ...