Shiva - Kerala Mural Archive

Alangad, ASG_P008 — Shiva: full panel view

Detail Photos

Deity: Shiva Location: Alangad Sree Santana Gopala Murthy Temple Theme: Non-narrative Visual Feature: Background pattern Visual Feature: Facial expression detail Visual Feature: Hand gesture (mudra)Visual Feature: Ornamentation

Lord Shiva is being depicted in this panel. He is shown to be having four arms and three eyes. His third eye is on his forehead. His hair is raised up in a bun. He seems to be sitting on a throne. Over his head is Ganga and crescent moon as well as a snake coiled upon it. Both his legs are placed above the pedestal, this posture resembling that of Ayyappa Swami.

Iconography

Primary Deity/Figure: Shiva
Iconographic Form: Shiva
Iconographic Attributes: This is the image of Shiva. He is yellow-skinned, three-eyed, serpent, crescent moon, Ganga in his hair, four-armed, a deer in his upper left hand, an axe in his upper right hand. His lower right hand is held up in Abhayamudra. His lower left hand is hanging freely above his knee. He's sitting in a posture similar to Ayyappa Swami. He is sitting on top of a tiger skin cloth.
Rasa: Shanta

Spatial & Architectural

Position in Pradakshina Sequence: 8
Adjacent Panels: Gajalakshmi and Human figure 1

Narrative

Textual Source: Non-narrative
Mythological Tale: Shiva is one among the three primary deities of Hinduism. He is in charge of destruction. His consort is Parvati, and he is known for wearing his hair in dreadlocks, with a crescent moon decorated upon it and Ganga also seated above it. He wears a leopard skin, a tiger skin cloth, and is four-armed, and wears serpents as ornaments.
Episode: Non narrative

Condition & Documentation

Condition: Fair
Deterioration Type: Pigment loss
Restoration Status: Unrestored
Documentation Type: DSLR full panel
Permission Basis: Temple authorities
Date of Documentation: 08/08/2024
Artist: Neelakantan Ilayath
Identifier: ASG_P008
Rights / Notes: These images may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior permission.