Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012642Pudhu Mandapa of Tirumal Nayak (r. 1623–59), Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai
Also known as: Trimul Naik’s choultry, entrance from portico to central nave from outside
About the Artwork
The temple complex that contains this open, pillared hall is dedicated to Minakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareshvara, a form of Shiva. The central column depicts Shiva feeding sugarcane to an elephant. Because Linnaeus Tripe respected the Hindu temples as places of religious, historical, and artistic value, he strove to document the carvings decorating the temples, even when they were hidden in shadow.
Inscriptions
Imprinted in black type on white paper adhered to recto of mount: "4"; Embossed on recto of mount: "LT/Photographer to Government"
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom 2020: (Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, United Kingdom) September 14, 2020: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902)
- Date
- 1858
- Medium
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image: 35.7 x 27.3 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.7 x 27.3 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Mounted: 57.4 x 45.4 cm (22 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 2020.211
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