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Pudhu Mandapa of Tirumal Nayak (r. 1623–59), Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai

1858

Captain Linnaeus Tripe

(British, 1822–1902)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 35.7 x 27.3 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.7 x 27.3 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Mounted: 57.4 x 45.4 cm (22 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2020.211
Catalogue raisonné
Dewan: CR6-114
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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This hall was built to serve as a summer house for the gods to whom the temple is dedicated.

Description

The temple complex that contains this open, pillared hall is dedicated to Minakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareshvara, a form of Shiva. The central column depicts Shiva feeding sugarcane to an elephant. Because Linnaeus Tripe respected the Hindu temples as places of religious, historical, and artistic value, he strove to document the carvings decorating the temples, even when they were hidden in shadow.
A vertically oriented albumen print depicts a stone temple hall. Large, square pillars dominate the composition, featuring intricate relief carvings of deities and guardian lions. To the right, a tall, carved figure with a pointed headdress stands against a pillar. Centered in the background, a seated bull sculpture rests on a platform. Light from the left casts deep shadows, highlighting the worn, textured stone surfaces throughout the interior.

Pudhu Mandapa of Tirumal Nayak (r. 1623–59), Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai

1858

Captain Linnaeus Tripe

(British, 1822–1902)
England, 19th century

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