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Aiyanar village guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
Aiyanar Village Guardian: Cement statue of the god Aiyanar astride a rearing white horse (Kalki?). His two consorts or servants Puranai (white body, naked except for thighs) and Putkalai (yellow body) stand beneath the horse. The horse’s front hooves rest on the shoulders of the god Shiva, and Aiyanar’s father, who is mounted sideways on his bull Nandi. In front are statues of a lion and another bull. Beneath the front of the horse is an alcove with a dark goddess and serpent. The photograph was taken en route between Madurai and Usilampatty.
Date:
March 11, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar village guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
Village Guardian (?): View of a cement statue of god Aiyanar (blue face, moustache) astride a rearing white horse (Kalki?). His two consorts or servants, Puranai (white body, naked except for thighs), and Putkalai (yellow body), stand beneath the horse. The horse’s front hooves rest on the shoulders of the god Shiva, Aiyanar’s father, who is mounted sideways on his bull, Nandi. The group includes statues of a lion and another bull. There is a large tree above.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
View of a cement statue of a rearing white horse (Kalki ?) with its front hooves resting on the shoulders of a moustached, garlanded statue of female figure (Goddess Kali ?). The rider’s right arm is visible holding stick aloft in his hand. There is a lion statue and two Nandi bull statues at the base of the horse and figure. Two lion statues lie atop the white-and-red-striped walls surrounding the compound. Almost all of the statues are polychrome, with some black statues on lower level of compound. A tall black statue and stele is in front of compound. Paddy fields and a tree are visible in the background; there is a hammer-and-sickle (?) atop a pole. Sheaves of drying grass (?) are hanging from the tree. The numbers “19|3” are visible on a tall pole in front of compound.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
Village Guardian (?): View of a cement statue of god Aiyanar (blue face, moustache) astride rearing white horse (Kalki ?). His two servants (?), female and male, stand beneath the horse. Statues of two black horses on the lower level of the area rimmed by stone wall.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar village (?) guardian statue group, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
View of a cement statue of the god Aiyanar, and the temple corner, from a high vantage point behind, with hanging aerial branches of bodhi tree in the foreground. A statue of a woman appears to crawl toward the edge of the temple wall toward Aiyanar.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
View of a cement statue of woman astride rearing white horse, its hooves resting on the heads of two guards holding maces. A third, smaller figure behind them also holds a mace. Three figures stand under the belly of the horse: a male with two right arms, one in an abhaya mudra, and one holding a flame (?) aloft; a female with her left hand near her head; and a young girl with a long braid.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
View of a cement statue of woman astride a rearing white horse, the hooves resting on the heads of two guards holding maces. A third, smaller figure behind them also holds a mace. Three figures stand under the belly of the horse: a male with two right arms, one in an abhaya mudra, and one holding a flame (?) aloft; a female with her left hand near her head; and a young girl with a long braid.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
View looking down toward a statue of a rearing white horse, with a cowshed, haystack and green paddy fields visible in background. A bodhi tree with aerial branches and a man in a white turban are in the foreground. Three boys and an elderly man with walking stick walk up the slope toward the man in white turban.
Date:
March 13, 1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue with a woman astride a horse, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
An Aiyanar temple guardian: Cement statue of god Aiyanar (goddess?) astride a rearing white horse (Kalki), placed on a high pedestal at the corner of a temple wall. His (?) consort or servant Puranai stands beneath the horse with other figures. A woman on the left statue crawls to the edge of the temple wall toward Aiyanar. The slide was taken en route between Madurai and Usilampatty.
Date:
1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
An Aiyanar temple guardian: Cement statue of god Aiyanar (goddess?) astride a rearing white horse (Kalki), placed on a high pedestal at the corner of a temple wall. His (?) consort or servant Puranai stands beneath the horse with other figures. The slide was taken en route between Madurai and Usilampatty.
Date:
1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984

Description:
An Aiyanar temple guardian: Cement statue of god Aiyanar (goddess?) astride a rearing white horse (Kalki), placed on a high pedestal at the corner of a temple wall. His (?) consort or servant Puranai stands beneath the horse with other figures. The slide was taken en route between Madurai and Usilampatty.
Date:
1984
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy
Collection:
Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts
Aiyanar temple guardian statue, Madurai (India : District), 1984