Wall Painting Stories of India

Name of story:  Paintings of Hanuman Temple, Alwar Site name:   Hanuman Temple, Alwar Article by:  Shreeya Rawat PAINTINGS OF HANUMAN TEMPLE, ALWAR   Hanuman Ji ka Mandir is situated at Agar village in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The temple was constructed in the 18 th century and is built on a rectangular plan. The temple hall has a three-bay entrance with semicircular arches and a cornice which is used for conducting prayers. It is divided into two sections by a huge semi-circular arch. The walls of the hall and the ceiling of the Shiva temple are adorned with some beautiful paintings.  The paintings of this temple belong to the Rajasthani Dhundhar School of art having a combination of both Rajput and Mughal elements along with a tinge of local art styles. These paintings are made in the tempera technique in which pigments are mixed with a binding medium and applied on a dry lime plaster. The walls of the prayer hall are decorated with 24 incarnation...

Title: Shabari’s Devotion to Lord Rama Survey date: 30th June, 2017 Surveyor Name: Anjali Araj, Laxmi Kanta Saini and Nurul (Wall Painting Directory, Jaipur) Site name: Shri Sitaram Ji Maharaj Ka Mandir, Tonk, Rajasthan Article by: Shreeya Rawat (Wall Painting Directory, INTACH, New Delhi) T he region of Tonk remained the capital of the Princely States of British India from 1817 to 1947. Its rich culture is reflected in the folk arts and traditional paintings. The temple of Shree Sitaram Ji Maharaj is situated in a small tehsil of Malpura of Tonk district which is approximately 60 miles from south of Jaipur. The temple can be reached from Tonk bus stand and Niwai Railway Station. The temple was built under the patronage of Nawab Ameerudullah. Built in 19th century in the traditional haveli style of Rajasthan, the temple houses beautiful wall paintings painted in the alagila technique. Alagila paintings are laid on fresh lime plaster with pigments mixed with a binding medium. Later on, ...

Title:  भगवान कृष्ण द्वारा कंस का वध Site name :  किल्लेश्वर बाबा मंदिर , बिंदकी , फतेहपुर Survey date :  12/02/2019 Surveyor Name:   Alok Kumar Maurya & Sanjay Kumar Article by:  Sanjay Kumar (WPD Lucknow) & Shreeya Rawat (WPD HO) भगवान कृष्ण द्वारा कंस का वध किल्लेश्वर बाबा मंदिर फ़तेहपुर शहर से लगभग 35 किलो मीटर की दूरी पर स्थित हैं । यह मंदिर लगभग 150 वर्ष पुराना हैं जिसका निर्माण शिव प्रसाद सिंह परिहार द्वारा करवाया गया था । अब इस मंदिर की देखरेख का जिम्मा अवधेश सिंह परिहार के सुपर्द हैं । मंदिर की दीवारें तथा गुम्बद अनेक प्रकार के भित्ति चित्रों से सजे हुए हैं जिस पर फूल-पत्ती , जानवर और कई पौराणिक कथाओ के दृश्य हैं । इन चित्रों पर विभिन्न रंगो जैसे नीला , पीला , काला , लाल का अनूठा संगम मंदिर की शोभा को और भी अधिक बढा रहा हैं । इन चित्रों को बनाने के लिए टेम्परा तकनीक का प्रयोग किया गया हैं । मंदिर के गुम्बद में बना भित्ति चित्र कृष्ण की लीलाओ का परिचय दे रहा हैं जिसमें कृष्ण कंस का वध कर रहे हैं । कंस राजा उग्रसेन और रानी पद्मावती का पु...

Title: The Medicine Buddha Site name : Phu Monastery, Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh Survey date : 25-07-2016 Surveyor Name:  Anoop Thakur, Manjula, Sanjeev, Ramlok, Devender, Yograj Article by: Ms Garima Tomar (Project Assistant, INTACH) wall painting panel depicting the Medicine Buddha in the centre “If one meditates on the Medicine Buddha, one will attain enlightenment, but in the meantime, one will experience an increase in healing powers both for oneself and others and decrease in physical and mental illness and sufferings” ... Lama Tashi Namgyal. Medicine Buddha is also universally known as Bhaisajyaguru in Sanskrit, whereas Bhaisajya means “curativeness” or “healing” while guru means “teacher” or “master”. He is also widely known as Bhaisajyaraja, raja meaning “king”. As the name suggests, the medicine Buddha is associated with healing. Medicine Buddha sutra gives the finest description of the Medicine Buddha and the 12 vows taken by the Buddha after attaining the...

Site: St. Aloysius Chapel, Mangaluru, Karnataka Survey Date: May 2016 Surveyor Name:  Shilpa S Brahmanandan, Sindhu N Article by: Kritika Sarda (Project Assistant, INTACH) The composition depicts Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Jesus is seen kneeling on the shores of the river with his hands on his chest and his arms crossed. While his robes are lying next to him, his right foot is seen immersed in water. John the Baptist in his distinctive robe is seen standing next to Jesus, carrying a wooden stick. A white dove with its widely spread wings is depicted right above Jesus. In addition to this, the painting features a large number of people that are witnessing the baptism. The painting is rendered in multiple hues and shades. A wall painting panel depicting the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist A work by Antonio Moscheni, located on the North West wall of St. Aloysius’ chapel is done using the Fresco Buono technique. The baptism of Jesus has been ...

Site name :  Kelaghat Temple, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Survey date : 10 th  May 2017 Surveyor name : Udit N, Omanshu S, Parth Joshi, Sargam M Article by:  Mr Lokesh Ohri  (INTACH Co-Convenor, Uttarakhand) In Dehradun’s Rispana Valley, at Rajpur, next to the headworks of the British built Rispana Canal, stands the ancient temple of Kelaghat which has now been abandoned. Dehradun, the valley, has always been at the crossroads between the plains and the Himalayas with ancient caravan routes carved out along its river courses, in days when roads were not the norm and people either walked or rode over mules and horses into the mountains. Like many temples around the valley, the Kelaghat temple is, or was, profusely painted in the rare Ala-Gila technique. In Ala-Gila one paints on fresh lime plaster with pigments mixed with an organic binder or binding medium. An extra luster is added to the painting by means of burnishing.  The technique gained popularity in the Doon...

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...