The process of making a Tanjore painting involves many stages.

Tanjore paintings from southern India incorporate real gold into their paintings.

Thanjavur is also home to Tanjore painting, a painting style unique to the region.

Tanjore painting is the most important form of painting of Tamil people.

Jaya was born in Madras State where Tanjore paintings originated.

The figures in Tanjore paintings are static and located in the center inside beautifully decorated arches or curtains.

This style of painting could rival the traditional Tanjore painting in the coming years with its stylish appeal and much lesser costs in the near future.

Tanjore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting native to the town of Tanjore in Tamil Nadu.

Tanjore paintings are known for their surface richness, vivid colors, compact composition and especially the glittering gold foils used to give the paintings their rich look .

Unique cultural features like Bharatanatyam (dance), Tanjore painting, and Tamil architecture were developed and continue to be practised in Tamil Nadu.

At A Touch of Class, the manager, Harold J. Dean, had mounted a display of Tanjore paintings from South India on the walls.

Her forthcoming books will be 'A Children's Book on Delhi's Architecture', 'Awadhi Cuisine' and 'Tanjore Paintings'.

Jaya Thyagarajan (born at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a traditional Indian artist noted for her Tanjore Paintings.

Jaya also recently exhibited her work of Tanjore Paintings at The Consulate General of India, New York, in association with Asia Initiatives,at the launch of Asia Initiatives in USA.