Kerala mural paintings are

the frescos depicting mythology an

d legends, which are drawn on the
walls of temples and churches
in South India, principally
in Kerala. Ancient temples,
churches and palaces
in Kerala, South India, display an
abounding tradition
ofmural paintings mostly dating
back between the 9th to 12th
centuries ! when this form of art
en"oyed #oyal patronage $he
murals of $hirunadhikkara a%e
$emple &now ceded to $amil
'adu( and $iru%anchikulam are
considered the oldest relics of
Kerala)s own style of murals. *ine
mural paintings are depicted in
temples at
$rikodithanam, !ttumanur,
+aikom, ,undarikapuram,
-dayanapuram,
$riprangode, .uru%ayoor, Kumara
nalloor, Aymanam,
the +adakkunathan temple in
$richur, the $hodeekalam temple
in Kannur and the Sri
,admanabhaswamy
temple at $hiru%ananthapuram.
/ther mural sites are in the
churches
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apparambu,Kan"oor,,aliekkara, !
dappally, +echur, heppad and0u
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and at palaces such as the
Krishnapuram ,alace
near Kayamkulam and
the ,admanabhapuram ,alace.
$he traditional style mural art
form, using natural pigments and
%egetable colours, is being re%i%ed
by a new genre of artists acti%ely
in%ol%ed in researching and
teaching mural art at the Sree
Sankara Sanskrit ollege
in Kalady and also at a mural art
school associated with
the .uru%ayoor temple.
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