Kiln Construction, Ayyanar, Horses, Elephants, Artist Potter Palaniswamy in Sharanga guesthouse скачать в хорошем качестве

Kiln Construction, Ayyanar, Horses, Elephants, Artist Potter Palaniswamy in Sharanga guesthouse

Witnessing the birth of guardians. At Sharanga Guesthouse in Auroville, Master Potter Palaniswamy Kannan and Murugan build, fire and open the kiln to reveal the fierce beauty of Ayyanar horses and elephants. It is a raw, unpolluted dialogue between clay and fire—a centuries-old Tamil tradition brought to life with simple honesty and profound skill WHEN you travel by road in the interiors of Tamil Nadu, you will not miss the symmetry of the vibrantly coloured stucco images of mounted steed, sometimes depicted as rearing, with the hooves of its forelegs placed on the shoulders of a standing man; gigantic, decorated elephants; a wide-eyed and moustachioed Ayyanar seated on a huge pedestal, sometimes congruent with the images of his associates, Veeran or Karuppusami; and a retinue of human and animal figurines in the kaatu kovil s (unenclosed temples for unusual gods on the periphery of villages). While these king-sized images dominate the scene in the open landscapes of lake bunds and ponds, hidden among overhanging creepers in scrub jungles is Tamil Nadu’s own “terracotta army”. For instance, on the outer edge of Ilangudipatti village in Pudukottai district, you will be transfixed by what you see: thousands of terracotta horses in rows of two, three or four on either side of a road for a distance of up to 700 metres. Midway down the road is a stucco elephant, flanked by two equally big stucco horses. (Stucco consists of lime, sand, mortar and other materials.) At the end of the road, under the canopy of an ancient tamarind tree, there is a stone statue of Ayyanar, the protective guardian of the village, depicted as seated holding a sword pointed upwards in his right hand. There is an accumulation of several hundred more terracotta figurines, some in deteriorated condition, around the sanctum in the shade of trees. Votive offering of terracotta horses, commissioned by farmers grateful for plenty of rain and a good harvest and made by Velars (members of the potter community), to Ayyanar form part of the puravi eduppu , or kudirai eduppu, ritual ( puravi and kudirai in Tamil mean horse and eduppu means procession). The entire village takes part in the thanksgiving ritual. Farmers believe that Ayyanar protects them and their village from harm. https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-a... Thanks to Palaniswamy, Kannan , Murugan for their warm welcoming and their talent. Thanks to Kripa and Sharnga guesthouse team and to Adil and Mandala Pottery team for their support #Ayyanar #Terracotta #PotteryFiring #KilnOpening #EarthAndFire #HandmadeIndia #TraditionalCrafts #CeramicArt #PalaniswamyPotter #AurovillePottery #AyyanarHorses #TamilHeritage #VillageDeities #SouthIndiaCulture #SpiritualArt #GuardianSpirit #FolkArtIndia #TerracottaSoldiers #IndianSculpture