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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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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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