Tanjore Painting is a classical South Indian painting which has Gods and Goddesses as it\'scentral theme.The paintings are adorned with gold foil,semi-precious stones,pearls and coloured glass stones.Glass stones are now used because of affordability.The exquisite craftmanship makes tanjore art unique and attractive Janaki is greatly indebted to her Guru Srimathi Vijaya Ganapathi Rao who inducted her with great diligence to the glorious tanjore art

1. Tanjore Paintings By Mrs Janaki Arunagiri

2. How A Tanjore Painting Looks

3. What is Tanjore Painting? Tanjore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting developed in Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu, India. This form has Gods and Goddesses of Hindu mythology as its central theme

4. Step # 1/7 Prepare the board to make the painting How to make Tanjore Painting?

5. Natya Ganesha Lord Ganesha: A very popular deity whose blessings are invoked at the beginning of any event ,as he is regarded as the remover of all obstacles Here he is portrayed in a dance (Natya) pose which is a rare posture for Him

6. Step # 2/7 Sketch the figure and fix the stones

7. Dhanvanthri Lord Dhanvanthri :This deity is regarded as the Doctor of Medicine, credited with healing powers to cure all diseases

8. Step # 3/7 Fill around the stone work with a thin mix of gum and chalk powder Inlay and relief work around the stone setting with a thicker mix

9. Baby Krishna On Banyan Leaf Baby Krishna : Lord Krishna, the popular god is envisioned here in the form of a baby, sucking the big toe, as any child is wont to do. When the entire universe is covered by the Deluge (Pralaya) Baby Krishna preseves all the good things and people in his stomach and lies on a tiny banyan leaf. Note: This is a painting ,pure and simple, without any embellishment of gold foil or glass stones, plain or colored

10. Step # 4/7 Clean the work and fix the gold foil over the stones and relief work

12. Step # 5 Cut the gold foil to expose the stone work

14. Step # 6 Paint the figures and the background

15. Lord Lakshmi Lord Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu, is the deity of wealth. Worshipping her will usher in prosperity

16. Step # 7 Check for flaws, correct and fix the glass and the frame

17. The Gallery