Animation Technique and Depiction of Death in Sculptural Art: Ramayana Story in Shri Ramaswamy Temple in Erstwhile Travancore, Kerala

Artists have, on rare occasions, employed animation techniques in sculptural art to represent movement in time. Ramayana story narrated in wood in Shri Ramaswamy temple has used this technique while presenting the death of Tataka, Subahu, Maricha and Jatayu. Sculptors created twin images of the bust...