1. The grand building which originally housed exhibits in the museum. This building is now structurally unsafe and hence now kept locked.
2.A potter at work
3.Clay Figurines of buffalo, dog & peacock
4. Ancient copper boiler
5.Wooden carvings of dancing goddesses
6.A Victoria or horse drawn carriage from 18th century British India
7.A replica of a bullock cart carrying grains
8. Stone figurines of celestial beings
9. Stone Age tools & implements
10. Painting of a Moghul King
11.Tanjore painting depicting Lord Krishna as an infant
12. Painting of mother & child ( A Raja Ravi Varma painting ??)
13. A Moghul Queen
14. Lady in deep thought ( Another Raja Ravi Varma painting??)
15. A farmer couple - separating the rice from the chaff
16. A Rajput princess ( or perhaps Kamala Nehru??)
17. Rajendra Chola bringing Ganga (Ganges) water to Thanjavur - He later built his new capital at Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Some of the photographs may lack sufficient clarity since use of flash was not permitted inside the museum.
2.A potter at work
3.Clay Figurines of buffalo, dog & peacock
4. Ancient copper boiler
5.Wooden carvings of dancing goddesses
6.A Victoria or horse drawn carriage from 18th century British India
7.A replica of a bullock cart carrying grains
8. Stone figurines of celestial beings
9. Stone Age tools & implements
10. Painting of a Moghul King
11.Tanjore painting depicting Lord Krishna as an infant
12. Painting of mother & child ( A Raja Ravi Varma painting ??)
13. A Moghul Queen
14. Lady in deep thought ( Another Raja Ravi Varma painting??)
15. A farmer couple - separating the rice from the chaff
16. A Rajput princess ( or perhaps Kamala Nehru??)
17. Rajendra Chola bringing Ganga (Ganges) water to Thanjavur - He later built his new capital at Gangaikonda Cholapuram 
Some of the photographs may lack sufficient clarity since use of flash was not permitted inside the museum.
very nice photographs...
ReplyDeleteand the paintings are RAJA RAVI VARMA's....(if i'm not wrong..)
a very famous painter from the princely state of Travancore.
regards.
anu
Nice pictures! The Victoria horse driven carraige looks new. Very well maintained. The paintings look good.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the virtual tour.
Great pics!! Loved the one portraying Ganges being brought down to earth.
ReplyDeleteenjoyed this post...the copper boiler brought back memories of my childhood (my grandma had one)
ReplyDeleteGreat exhibits, framed so well.
ReplyDeletewow wow wow!!! Ram, these works are exquisite!! I've never even seen Indian art painted in that style (#12), I really need to make my way to India soon. Another terrific post, thanks so much for sharing your musings <3
ReplyDeleteThe first photograph of the Victoria Memorial (National Arts Gallery) is superb. I could not get it this way. We could not see the exhibits you have photographed due to lack of time. The copper boiler seems to still in use in some tea shops in the remote part of Kerala.
ReplyDeleteWow , lovely set of enlightening pictures ......
ReplyDeleteI would love to have some Indian art in my home. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteLovely Collection Sir
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What a beautiful photography...had a nice time viewing all of them ...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletebeautiful, historical treasures.
ReplyDeleteSo many interesting exhibits. I especially like the Potter at Work, clay figurines, Mother and Child and Lady in deep thought paintings. Also the old museum building is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful exhibits and excellent photography!
ReplyDeleteThe carvings, paintings, figurines, are made with that delicacy and talent that characterize indian people in general, and indian artists in particular. My favorite is the dancing goddess.
I will surely visit it when I go to Chennai. Thanks for these lovely shots!
ReplyDeleteThe building itself looks grand. So I'm not surprised of its displays and artifacts.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and beautiful photos!!!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for this photo-tour!!!
Best regards
Nice exhibition of wonderful arts.... Its good you got the permission to shoot inside a museum... Most of the time it is not allowed and the moments cannot be captured or shared....
ReplyDeleteWhat many interesting photos you have provided!Most of them are new for me. The replica of a bullock cart is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
RedRose
I love seeing these pics of the museum...precious treasures
ReplyDeletewow i loved your post. thanks.
ReplyDeleteremember taking our son to that museum.
ReplyDeleteWe had a water boiler in our house. We see that in many tea shops these days but smaller variety.
I enjoyed this sequence of shots from the museum very much.
ReplyDeletebeautiful pics
ReplyDeletelady in deep thought mother son
all pics are nice
Good collection! Yeah, sometimes the great heritage buildings are closed because they are unsafe! Hope it is being repaired!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary beautiful post!!!
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