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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.
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Traducción automática: Sittanavasal (nombre tamil: ?????????????) es una pequeña aldea en el distrito de Pudukkottai de Tamil Nadu, India. La cueva de Sittanavasal, también conocida como Arivar Kovil, es un monasterio jainista del siglo VII, de pequeñas dimensiones, excavado en un acantilado en la ladera occidental de la colina en su centro. Destaca por sus pinturas pintadas en técnica de fresco-seco con muchos colores minerales. Los temas de la pintura representan un hermoso estanque de lotos y flores, personas recogiendo lotos del estanque, dos figuras danzantes, lirios, peces, gansos, búfalos y elefantes.
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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