Krishna and a peacock from 16CAD,Trissur,Kerala

The tradition of Mural painting in Kerala according to Sivaramamurthi began in   16 th CAD.The district of Thrissur houses some of the earliest wall paintings, starting with the pallimana Siva Temple , which has the most enchanting painting of Krishna playing the flute(above)

To the left is the beautiful peacock from the ChemmanthattaSiva Temple , also in Trissur district of Kerala.







Mural artist Sasi Edavarad has recreated both the above exquisite examples of Kerala Mural tradition in his canvasses:

Both these canvasses are part of the inventory of Dhyanasankalpam-an open studio for murals -at Mankave,Calicut,Kerala.