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Each deity carries a distinct colour identity, iconographic programme, and spatial placement rule in the Kerala mural tradition.

Explore murals grouped by the deity or figure at their centre.

Agni1 muralArjuna12 muralsAyyappa1 muralBalarama1 muralBharathan1 muralBhoodevi1 muralBrahma1 muralCelestial Beings1 muralCosmological Beings2 muralsDattatreyan1 muralDhanvanthari1 muralDurga2 muralsGanapathi7 muralsGoddess1 muralGuardian Figures5 muralsHanuman3 muralsKali1 muralKalki1 muralKamadeva1 muralKirathasunu4 muralsKoormam1 muralKrishna42 muralsLakshmi9 muralsMatsya1 muralMenaka1 muralMohini4 muralsNarada1 muralNarasimham3 muralsParashurama3 muralsParvathi20 muralsSage1 muralSaraswathi4 muralsSati1 muralShasthav2 muralsShiva41 muralsSreedevi1 muralSreeraman12 muralsSubrahmanya3 muralsUnidentified Figure1 muralVamanan2 muralsVaraha2 muralsVishnu19 muralsViswamithra1 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
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Images from active temple sites are published with permission from the respective governing authorities. For non-commercial research use with attribution.
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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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