Ananta Shayana Panel -Hand Carved in Poola Wood from Madhavamala, Andhra Pradesh

At the center, Mahavishnu rests upon the serpent, symbolizing timeless preservation and cosmic equilibrium. Surrounding figures — attendants and symbolic forms — balance the composition across its horizontal axis.

The framed border contains the narrative within architectural geometry, echoing temple wall installations.

At 51 inches in length, the scale is suited for:

• Mandir backdrops

• Temple interiors

• Sanctum wall installations

• Heritage living spaces

• Cultural institutions

Over time, the Poola wood surface will deepen in tone, enhancing the relief contrast and reinforcing its architectural character.

This is not decorative mythology.
It is sacred narrative rendered through disciplined carving.

Human Time, Preserved.
Made Slowly. Kept Forever.

Product Overview

• Material: Solid Poola Wood

• Origin: Madhavamala, Andhra Pradesh, India

• Dimensions: 51 inch x 22 inch

• Thickness: 4.5 inch

• Form: Rectangular framed narrative relief

• Iconography: Mahavishnu in Ananta Shayana posture

• Technique: Hand carved high relief panel

• Price: 1,25,000

Origin

Madhavamala’s carving lineage draws directly from temple wall friezes and sanctum relief boards. Rectangular narrative panels such as this are traditionally installed above doorways, sanctum entrances, or along interior temple walls.

The Ananta Shayana depiction — Vishnu reclining on the serpent Adisesha — represents cosmic continuity and preservation. This iconography is central to Vaishnavite philosophy and widely represented in South Indian temple architecture.

Poola wood, chosen for its structural density and fine carving grain, allows deep undercutting and layered detail across extended horizontal surfaces.

Craft & Process

This panel begins as a single seasoned block prepared for stability.

1. The outer frame is carved first to establish structure.

2. Vishnu’s reclining posture is blocked centrally to anchor the composition.

3. Adisesha’s coils are shaped to support the layered depth of the scene.

4. Attendant figures and architectural motifs are carved sequentially.

5. The border relief is refined last to unify the narrative field.

All figures emerge from the same wood body.
No applied segments. No composite assembly.

Tool marks are restrained but not erased, allowing the human rhythm of carving to remain present beneath refinement.