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[[File:Pundareekapuram temple.jpg|thumb|''Pundareekapuram'' Temple]]<br />
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'''Pundareekapuram Temple''' is a small Hindu temple atop a little rise called Midayikunnam near [[Thalayolaparambu]] in [[Kottayam]]. Architecturally it is not very different from any typical village temple of [[Kerala]]. A tiled and saddle roofed square "Chuttambalam" encloses a square sanctum sanctorum. Appended to the square enclosure is a small ‘balikkalpura’. The idol worshipped here is the image of [[Vishnu]] sitting astride his celestial vehicle Garuda together with Bhoodevi. This is a rare icon.<br />
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There’s a fine picture of [[Shiva|Siva]] and [[Parvathi]] sitting beneath the [[Kalpavriksha]]; a powerful picture of [[Durga]] vanquishing the buffalo-headed demon [[Mahisha]], the pranks of [[Krishna]] the divine boy of [[Ambadi]]; a picture of a [[Yakshi]] the dangerous seductress of legends; Rama Pattabhishekham or the coronation of [[Sri Rama]]; Siva Thandava and a picture of [[Sastha]] astride a horse to point out a few of the striking paintings at Pundareekapuram.<br />
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Since the temple is tucked away in off rarely trodden village road, these paintings have for long remained relatively obscure. But these murals, no doubt can hold their own against the better known wall-paintings of [[Padmanabhapuram]] and Mattancheri Palaces. In all probability these murals were painted during the later half of the 18th century.<br />
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Another characteristic of the Pundareekapuram paintings and Kerala murals in general are the boldness and accuracy of the lines which give a unique force to the paintings.<br />
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Thousands of Nagaraja images are installed here with Garuda.<br />
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! Other Details<br />
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| Total Area of Monument<br />
| One acre,95 cents Sy No.341/7<br />
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| Owner<br />
| Independent Management, Velimankovil Illam, Pundareekapuram Devaswam<br />
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|Notification No<br />
|Phone:0482 2638757 NO.5015/A3/75/HEDN, dt.16.10.75<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Temples of Kerala]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120729105513/http://www.keralamurals.com/mural-paintings/important-murals.htm keralamurals.com]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041222115758/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_archaeology/monuments.htm kerala.gov.in]<br />
*[http://www.kerala-travel-tours.com/temples_in_kerala/pundareekapuram_temple.html kerala-travel-tours.com]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070604230822/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/mon_01.htm prd.kerala.gov.in]<br />
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