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Dwarapalakan

Kadavil Thrikkovil, KTK_P001 — Unknown: full panel view

Detail Photos

Kadavil Thrikkovil, KTK_P001 — Unknown: full panel viewKadavil Thrikkovil, KTK_P001 — Unknown: detail view
Deity: Guardian FiguresLocation: Kadavil Thrikkovil Sreekrishna Swamy TempleVisual Feature: Hand gesture (mudra)Visual Feature: Ornamentation

This image appears on the left side of the srikovil entrance. It is unable to make out the exact figure depicted because of extensive damage to the panel. The silhouetteni s visible , which shows a figure in standing position

Iconography

Primary Deity/Figure
Unknown
Iconographic Form
Unknown
Iconographic Attributes
Green-skinned; standing upright; two visible arms and two legs; wearing a dhoti; wearing jwellery including crown, bangles, anklets and many more; might be holding a mace in one of his hands. The colour of the skin and the precence of mace and its podition near the srikovil door suggests it might be the image of Dwaeapalaka,
Rasa
Shanta

Spatial & Architectural

Zone within Temple
Sanctum
Position in Pradakshina Sequence
1
Adjacent Panels
Unidentified Figure

Narrative

Textual Source
Non-narrative
Mythological Tale
Dwarapalaka is meant as the protective guardians of gates, doors or entrances. They are depicted as strong and fierce with fangs, claws and weapons like the mace.
Episode
Non-narrative

Condition & Documentation

Condition
Poor
Deterioration Type
Biological growth
Restoration Status
Unrestored
Documentation Type
DSLR full panel
Permission Basis
Temple priest
Date of Documentation
15/07/2024
Artist
Unknown
Identifier
KTK_P001
Rights / Notes
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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
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Suresh, Radhika. Kerala Mural Archive.
IIT Jodhpur, 2026.
keralamuralarchive.in
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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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