Wall Painting Stories of India

  Site name: Devi Kothi Temple, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Article written by: Shreeya Rawat KALI – THE FIERCE WARRIOR The temple of Devi Kothi, dedicated to Goddess Chamunda, is situated in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It was constructed in 1754 C.E. by Raja Umed Singh, a strong believer in the Shakti cult. The wooden temple comprises architectural features such as a pent roof, an inner cella or the garbhagriha along with the pradakshina path. The outer walls of the garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) are painted with some interesting murals in tempera technique, wherein the pigments are mixed with a binding medium and used on a dry plaster. The temple is embellished with woodcarvings on the wooden ceilings and pillars, which has an influence of Mughal elements. The paintings of this temple belong to Chamba (Pahari) School of painting which is based on Rajput style having a Mughal influence. Artist Laharu, one of the famous painters of Chamba was commissioned to work o...

Site name :  Rajmahal Bhindar, Bhindar, Udaipur, Rajasthan Survey date : 13 th Sep 2019 Surveyor name : Neha Ajmera, Laxmi Kanta Saini Article by: Ms Laxmi Kanta Saini (Wall Painting Directory Jaipur) Detail image from a wall painting panel depicting Mohd Ghori with an arrow in his head shot by Prithviraj Chauhan with Chandrabadai standing next to him. "चार बांस चौबीस गज, अंगुल अष्ट प्रमाण ता उपर सुल्तान है,मत चूको चौहान।।" The above lines are extracted from the famous medieval epic, “Prithviraj Raso”. This epic is about the life of the 12th century Indian King Prithvi Raj Chauhan (1166-1192 CE) The epic is written by Chandarbardai, who was the court poet of the king. The stanza and the painting above refers to an episode in which the 12th century Chauhan dynasty ruler Prithviraj Chauhan shoots an arrow in the direction of Muhammad Ghori killing him.   The above-presented painting panel is made in tempera style...