Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Putana from Vishnu Temple in Pundareekapuram,Kerala

The Vishnu Temple in  Pundareekapuram , in Aleppy District of Kerala , has some exquisite and well preserved murals on its walls.The artists relished painting Krishna's life in Vrindavan.
The death of demoness Putana, who was sent to poison the infant Krishna, is depicted in one of the panels(left).




Mural artist Sasi Edavarad has recreated the demoness Putana from Vishnu Temple in Pundareekapuram, drawn in acrylic on canvas in 2007, it is now part of the inventory of Dhyanasankalpam- an open studio for murals, at Mankave,Calicut