Large-scale devotional wall painting found across Kerala's temples, worked entirely in natural pigments derived from local minerals and plants.
केरल · Kerala
Traditionally painted directly onto temple and palace walls using a restricted palette of five natural colors, red, yellow, green, black, and white, sourced from local minerals and plant matter, Kerala mural painting depicts deities and epic scenes in a distinct style with characteristically calm, rounded facial features.
Surviving temple murals, some centuries old, remain preserved at sites across Kerala, and dedicated institutes now train contemporary artists in the traditional pigment and technique, applying the style to portable panels and canvas alongside continued temple restoration work.