{"product_id":"grand-tanjore-temple-style-panel-pradosha-shiva-carved-door-panels-nayanmars-south-india","title":"Grand Tanjore Temple-Style Panel of Pradosha Shiva with Carved Door Panels of Nayanmars – South India","description":"\u003cp\u003eRising to an architectural scale, the panel of this masterwork, Tanjore, opens like a shrine, with doors that extend the image outward and draw the viewer inward, creating the sense of standing before an active sanctum rather than a contained surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its centre, Shiva appears as Pradosha Murti, seated with Parvati upon Nandi. The bull’s lifted foreleg and slight turn introduce a note of movement, preventing the composition from settling into stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe divine pair is set within a kirtimukha arch, which is itself held inside a larger structural frame supported by yali pillars. Layers of raised ornament and gold articulation build depth across the surface, allowing the central figure to emerge gradually as the eye adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inner doors carry a grid of small, carefully rendered figures representing the 63 Nayanmars, each accompanied by identifying inscriptions. These panels function as more than decoration; they create a passage of devotion, where the many lives of saints lead toward the central presence of Shiva.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlanking the composition, figures such as Shukadeva, Tumburu, Ganesha, and Vyaghrapada appear on one side, with Bhringi, Kartikeya, Patanjali, and Narada on the other, forming a gathered assembly around the main image. Above, a row of suspended glass elements introduces a festive, luminous detail, echoing temple interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEncountered in space, the work alters distance itself; the viewer is not positioned outside it, but drawn into its threshold, where image and presence begin to converge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bronze N Beyond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43009698627647,"sku":"BNBT010","price":40480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3386\/5535\/files\/bnb-wm-36154078691391.jpg?v=1779573192","url":"https:\/\/bronzenbeyond.com\/products\/grand-tanjore-temple-style-panel-pradosha-shiva-carved-door-panels-nayanmars-south-india","provider":"Bronze N Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}