Madanika 7: Washing Hair. Wall 4.
This madanika has washed her hair and is squeezing the water out of it.
The detailing is in the water droplets showing at the tip of her hair. This depiction is seen on a sculpture inside the temple too.
Madanika 8: natyasundari. Wall 4.
This is apparently one of the most difficult postures to achieve in Bharathnatyam .
The body is twisted into three different planes which requires the artist to be an expert dancer and also be good at yoga.
Even today, Bharathanatyam dancers try to achieve this pose.
Scull Sceptre’d One. Between Wall 4 & 5
Sculptures with a skull sceptre in their hand is something that is there at a number of places on the temple walls.
Don’t know what it signifies though.
madanika 9: The drummer. Wall 5.
This madanika is tuning the drums by tightening the ropes that pull the drum skins together.
What I like about this is the detailing of the ropes. This is a single stone sculpture, but all the ropes are formed separately, ….
with the twists of the individual strings clearly visible – NICE!! madanika 10: The Flute Player Wall 5.
Well, this one is not really a madanika (if I understand madanikas to be necessarily women dancers), but is that of a man playing a flute.
madanika 11: Wall 6
…not much I have on this one. (anyone?)
Wall Reference:
Earlier Post on the Madanikas of the Chennakeshava Temple.
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