Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam

A sixteenth-century Tamil text attributed to Paranjothi Munivar, which comprises sixty four stories narrating the miracles of the Hindu deity, Shiva. A set of paintings, rendered on wood and depicting these stories, is a part of the exhibition within the Meenakshi Temple Art Museum in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

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