Tuesday, December 29, 2009

PANTHIRUKULAM OR TWELVE CLAN (A SERIES OF

HISTORICAL PAINTING BY A.ROY)

PREFACE

This is a common legend prevailed in Kerala (south most part of INDIA)

It is widely believed that, It would have been happened in fourth or fifth

century AD. The transition period of religion Buddhism to Hinduism,

Later part of this we acquaints with each personality in brief

SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE SUBJECT

Vararuchi one of the nine scholars in the royal assembly of the emperor

Vikramadithia. One day Vararuchi was asked to find which of the verses

in the Epic "Ramayana" is the best. But he could not, So he set out an

expedition to find out the above. In his expedition he happened to marry a

Paraya (a Tribe in Kerala) lady whose name was Panchami she

bore twelve children for him . As it was destined she could not brought up

none of them.

VARARUCHI COMES TO KERALA

As he entered to Kerala its natural beauty haunted his mind so that his

expedition might have been broken.(see the attached painting). But his

self restraining power maintained his soul to its goal. The two ladies and

peacock in his left side denotes charming things on the Earth. Diverting

from left side he strode towards the right (Banyan tree)

where the Eternity and Wisdom exists.

PANCHAMI GETS A SHELTER

As it was destined Panchimi was given up by her mother and left her to

sail on a raft made of plantain, Fortunately enough she was rescued

by her step mother ( she was a brahmin ). The vulture in the left side

make us to think what would have happened if Panchami was

not rescued.

AGNIHOTHRI CONSOLING HIS WIFE


Eldest son of Vararuchi who was brought up by a Brahmin family. This

scene is when Pakkanar(another son) bought a present to Agnihothri.

(it was the custom among the brothers they should carry presents to

the eldest when they are gathered for the 'Sradham of their father)

It was a udder of a cow, That rare present was enough for Agnihothri's

wife to scream. She was consoled by her husband.

PAKKANAR'S NIRVANA (SALVATION)

One day after the toiling job of vending bamboo baskets pakknar took rest,

He leaned against his walking-stick which was fixed on earth. The rest

lasted forever. Creepers encircled him with his walking-stick and gradually

became a tree. One Raven came to his left shoulder (Usually Ravens are

associated with ceremonies after death, moreover it never comes on

a live man).

RAJAKAN (LAUNDRY MAN)


Rajakan, a Laundry man by profession. He used to begin his job early in

the morning. Loaded with soiled cloths on both (he himself and his

donkey) sets out to wash them in the neighbouring river. As the light

penetrates the thick forest, the weariness of this job is replaced by

a smile of good hope.

PERUMTHACHAN

Perumthachan was brought up by a carpenter family. In this scene we find

Perumthachan is observing an Idol that he has just completed, He is

much satisfied by his work that made him to ignore the scenic beauty

around him.

PANANAR (SAGA TELLER)

Pananar a saga teller by profession, He had a improvised method for it.

In this scene pananar is very much delighted by the beautiful nature, that

made him to sing, probably the same might have been inspired the

cowboy too.

NARANATH BRANDHAN

Brandhan means insane person, He is so called because of the deeds.

In every morning he starts rolling up a big boulder to the peak of a hill

by the noon he usually reaches the apex, From there he lets the boulder

to roll down. According to him some people's fate are like this, They hoard

money intending to live their rest of life peacefully, When they have

enough of money God asks for their life as the same fate of the

descending boulder. In this scene we see the insane refreshes

while he is rolling up the boulder.

VALLON

It is strongly believed that the same Vallon is the Thiruvullavar of Tamil

-nadu (author of Thirukkural). Here we see Vallon is thinking of the next

line of his verse as he was a poet. The shadow casts on the wall behind

him gives special attention to him. The owl indicates his wisdom.

VADUTHALA NAIR

Exponent in Martial arts 'Kalari' . As he sitting on a chair he puts his arm

over his pet (a Leopard) In this posture he reveals his braveness. Behind

him we see Poothara (a corner chosen to worship the deity of Kalari). The

light from Poothara casts shadows of all objects.

AKAVOOR CHATHAN

He is a dependent of a Brahmin Illam(house where Brahmins live) called

Akavoor. He and his master used to visit a temple every morning. For

this they had to cross a river. They used a big vessel like boat

carved from a big boulder.

UPPU KOOTAN (SALT VENDER)

Brought up by Muslim parents. He enjoyed the company of small children

to play with. He usually offers them sweets, This sweets attracted many

children. He is a salt merchant by occupation. See the big bag on his

shoulder loaded with salt, that has to be sold out.

KARAKKAL MATHA

Only sister for the eleven brothers. She is an exponent in music and a

devotee of Lord Siva. That is why her ornaments took the shape of

Serpent. She might be chanting the mantras of Siva as her posture says.

We can see a temple far behind, that enhances the spiritual mood of the

entire scene.

VAYILLAKUNNILAPPAN ( A MOUTH LESS GOD)

Twelfth son of Panchami, As destined he did not have mouth that is the

cause of agony of the mother. She could not feed her child as the cow

does to its calf. So Vararuchi consecrated him on a hill and let

the people to worship.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

His name is ANUP ROY, A keralite by birth . He would rather

likes
to approach the ART as Visualization Engineering than a

amalgamation
of colours. He had been in Middle East for the

past fifteen years, As
it was found that the Desert not a suitable

arena for his art carrier, he
returned to India, Established a

Studio near to Silent Valley
National park - Kerala. He is married

and has one child.

THE ABOVE SHOWN PICTURES ARE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTINGS

OF SIZE 3FT.x 2FT. EACH. BIDS ARE INVITED FROM SERIOUS BUYERS

FOR ITS ORIGINAL. NB: Bidding should be for the whole set of painting.

MY e-mail artgallerykerala@gmail.com. Tel. 9 8 4 7 4 6 8 6 4 3

Pls. see the news regarding the above paintings on “THE HINDU

(16-November.2009) and “MALAYALA MANORAMA

(a vernacular daily in Malayalam language).

Dissemination of the Paintings without the Artist's consent is offensive.