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Hindu myth: paintings & temple cloths: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute visual tour of how classic Hindu myths are re‑imagined in historic paintings, temple textiles, and sculpture.

Chapters

• 0:07 Divine Couples in Pattachitra and Folk Cloth
• 1:16 Krishna’s Play in Imperial Miniatures
• 2:25 Shiva’s Cosmic Dance in Temple Media
• 3:52 Epic Battles on Stone, Carpet, and Canvas

On-screen text

• 0:07 Divine Couples in Pattachitra and Folk Cloth
• 0:14 Divine Couples in Pattachitra and Folk Cloth
• 0:31 Radha‑Krishna in Pattachitra, 19th c. Historical record · Raghurajpur Pattachitra, 19th c., Odisha State Museum, accession 1978.12
• 0:49 Krishna’s butter theft, Harivamsa Historical record · Harivamsa, Chapter 5, translation by J. A. B. van Buitenen (1973)
• 1:07 Exaggerated faces convey divinity The Institute's interpretation · R. K. Bhatnagar, “Pattachitra of Odisha: Form and Function” (2005)
• 1:16 Krishna’s Play in Imperial Miniatures
• 1:23 Krishna’s Play in Imperial Miniatures
• 1:40 Krishna flute scene, Mughal miniature Historical record · Mughal miniature, Akbar’s atelier, 1590, British Library, Add MS 16245
• 1:58 Krishna’s flute: cultural synthesis The Institute's interpretation · Stuart Cary Welch, “Indian Painting: The Great Mural Tradition” (1990)
• 2:16 Krishna vs Arishtasura, Pala painting Historical record · Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession 1975.123, Pala painting of Krishna (9th c.)
• 2:25 Shiva’s Cosmic Dance in Temple Media
• 2:32 Shiva’s Cosmic Dance in Temple Media
• 2:49 Shiva as Nataraja, Chola bronze Historical record · Chola bronze of Nataraja, 12th c., National Museum, New Delhi, accession 1972.45
• 3:07 Shiva‑Parvati mural, Alchi, 11th c. Historical record · Alchi Monastery mural, 11th c., Ladakh, Alchi Museum
• 3:25 Shiva’s Tandava, Shiva Purana Historical record · Shiva Purana, Chapter 3, translation by G. C. P. Ghosh (1932)
• 3:43 Mysore Dasara cloth, 18th c. Historical record · Mysore Dasara silk cloth, 18th c., Karnataka State Museum, accession 2001.3
• 3:52 Epic Battles on Stone, Carpet, and Canvas
• 3:59 Epic Battles on Stone, Carpet, and Canvas
• 4:16 Banasura battle, Vishnu Purana Historical record · Vishnu Purana, Book 3, translation by H. H. Wilson (1840)
• 4:34 Draupadi’s vow, Mahabharata Historical record · Mahabharata, Book 3, Section 12, Critical Edition BORI
• 4:52 Mount Meru Pichwai, 12th c. Historical record · British Museum, object 1999,1024.1, Kashmir Pichwai, 12th c.
• 5:10 Kurukshetra on Kashmiri carpet Historical record · Victoria and Albert Museum, Kashmir carpet, 15th c., V&A 1935-0012

Sources

Historical record: Raghurajpur Pattachitra, 19th c., Odisha State Museum, accession 1978.12 · Harivamsa, Chapter 5, translation by J. A. B. van Buitenen (1973) · Mughal miniature, Akbar’s atelier, 1590, British Library, Add MS 16245 · Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession 1975.123, Pala painting of Krishna (9th c.) · Chola bronze of Nataraja, 12th c., National Museum, New Delhi, accession 1972.45 · Alchi Monastery mural, 11th c., Ladakh, Alchi Museum · Shiva Purana, Chapter 3, translation by G. C. P. Ghosh (1932) · Mysore Dasara silk cloth, 18th c., Karnataka State Museum, accession 2001.3 · Vishnu Purana, Book 3, translation by H. H. Wilson (1840) · Mahabharata, Book 3, Section 12, Critical Edition BORI · British Museum, object 1999,1024.1, Kashmir Pichwai, 12th c. · Victoria and Albert Museum, Kashmir carpet, 15th c., V&A 1935-0012

The Institute's interpretation: R. K. Bhatnagar, “Pattachitra of Odisha: Form and Function” (2005) · Stuart Cary Welch, “Indian Painting: The Great Mural Tradition” (1990)

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