Explore Murals
A Thousand Murals, Four Ways In
About This Archive
These murals are an integral part of temple architecture, where visual art, spatial design, and ritual practice intersect. They are experienced within specific physical environments — partially revealed through movement, transformed by lamplight and season — rather than as standalone images.
Each image in this archive is part of a larger spatial and cultural context. The platform is designed to let you approach that context from multiple directions.
Browse by location, deity, narrative theme, or visual feature. Or enter the full collection without a filter. Over a thousand murals, four ways in — choose the one that fits how you think.
Browse the Collection
Over a thousand murals. Four ways in. Choose the one that fits how you think.
Browse by Location
Explore murals through the spaces and regions in which they exist. Discover temple murals, palace murals, and district-wise collections across Kerala.
Explore →Browse by Deity
Browse murals depicting major deities and divine forms including Krishna, Shiva, Devi, Vishnu, Ganesha, Hanuman, and more.
Explore →Browse by Theme
Discover murals based on mythological narratives and literary traditions including the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and other narrative cycles.
Explore →Browse by Visual Features
Study Kerala murals through iconography, ornamentation, composition, colour usage, gestures, costumes, and stylistic details.
Explore →Browse All Murals
No filter. No category. Just the walls. Browse the complete collection — all documented murals, searchable and sortable.
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