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India: Lotus-gatherer. Mural from the Jain cave complex at Sittanavasal, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu,2nd century CE.

Sittanavasal (Tamil name: ?????????????) is a small hamlet in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Sittanavasal Cave, also known as Arivar Kovil, is a Jain monastery of the 7th century, small in size, excavated in a bluff on the western slope of the hill in its centre. It is noted for its paintings which have been painted in fresco-secco technique with many mineral colours. The painting themes depict a beautiful lotus pond and flowers, people collecting lotuses from the pond, two dancing figures, lilies, fish, geese, buffaloes and elephants.

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Title: India: Lotus-gatherer. Mural from the Jain cave complex at Sittanavasal, Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu,2nd century CE.

Caption: Sittanavasal (Tamil name: ?????????????) is a small hamlet in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Sittanavasal Cave, also known as Arivar Kovil, is a Jain monastery of the 7th century, small in size, excavated in a bluff on the western slope of the hill in its centre. It is noted for its paintings which have been painted in fresco-secco technique with many mineral colours. The painting themes depict a beautiful lotus pond and flowers, people collecting lotuses from the pond, two dancing figures, lilies, fish, geese, buffaloes and elephants.

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Image size: 3550 × 4846 px | 49.2 MB

Print size: 30.1 × 41.0 cm | 1397.6 × 1907.9 in (300 dpi)

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