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By Visual Features — Kerala Mural Archive

Kerala Mural Archive · Explore Murals

Browse by Visual Features

Filter by the formal language of the mural — hand gesture, body posture, dominant pigment. The tradition encodes meaning in these choices.

Explore murals grouped by visual and decorative feature.

Background pattern111 muralsBorder pattern3 muralsCeiling medallion2 muralsDecorative Arch5 muralsFacial expression detail185 muralsFloral motifs5 muralsHand gesture (mudra)188 muralsOrnamentation193 muralsPillar design1 mural
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Kerala Mural Archive
Kerala Mural Archive
Preserving Heritage, Digitally.
Curated by
Radhika Suresh
PhD Research Scholar, Digital Humanities
School of Liberal Arts
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
ORCID: 0009-0004-5523-1452
How to Cite
Suresh, Radhika. Kerala Mural Archive.
IIT Jodhpur, 2026.
keralamuralarchive.in
Rights & Permissions
Images from active temple sites are published with permission from the respective governing authorities. For non-commercial research use with attribution.
Full rights statement and image credits →
Acknowledgements: Fieldwork access granted by temple and palace governing authorities across Kerala. This archive is part of a doctoral research project at IIT Jodhpur.
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keralamuralarchive@gmail.com Archive last updated: September 2026