| Temples & Legends Of Kerala |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE FIERCE LORD OF ETTUMANUR |
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Carvings As R. V. Poduval in his essay, Kerala Woodcarving, describes: "The carvings in cornices, brackets and architrave’s are also of a high order of excellence. What distinguishes the woodcarvings at Ettumanur is their singularly clear-cut and beautiful style. The artist has displayed here a fine sense of form, skill in executing the traditional ideas, and with them a delightful free play of his fancy." Talking of arts, the paintings on the western gopura, the main entrance to the temple is worthy of mention. It is, as Dr. Coomaraswamy has described in his book, An Introduction to Indian Art, the only old example of Dravidian painting. The theme in one of the pictures, that of Siva as Nataraja, trampling under foot the spirit of evil represented by a demon is considered a landmark in the history of the Kerala School.
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