Dravidian mural painting
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Dravidian mural paintings are the frescos depicting South Indian mythology and legends, which are drawn on the walls of temples in South India.
The masterpieces of Dravidian mural art include: the Shiva Temple in Ettumanoor, the Ramayana murals of Mattancherry Palace and Vadakkumnatha kshetram. St. George Syrian Orthodox Church of the nasranis, depicting Biblical narrations. The fresco paintings of Kerala is called as "Fresco-secco". Its features are the lime medium and technique in which the prepared walls are painted only after it gets completely dry. It is derived probably from the ancient art of Kalamezhuthu. It adheres to the principles of the 'Shilparatna', the principal text on Indian painting techniques. It specifies that white, yellow, red, black and terreverte or Syama are the pure colours to be used as pure colours or in combination to make murals