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Sittannavasal Monuments
by Subramanian Swaminathan
e-mail: sswami99@gmail.com

February 2008

Indian Paintings in other places - Ajanta, Kanchipuram, Thanjavur
Ajanta

200BC-600AD

Sittannavasal paintings are an early example of post-Ajanta period painting and are of the classical Ajanta style with variation in the handling of the material by the artists.


Kanchipuram
7th century AD

The paintings in Kailasanatha Temple in Kanchi antedate the Sittannavasal paintings.


Thanjavur
1100AD

The paintings in Brihadiswara Temple in Thanjavur are the continuation of the Sittannavasal tradition.