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The First Night in Exile

The First Night in Exile

The First Night in Exile Page from an illustrated manuscript of the Ramayana Series, This painting comes from a celebrated series illustrating one of Hinduism’s great epics, the Ramayana. It tells the story of the prince Rama, who is wrongly exiled from his father’s kingdom, accompanied only by his wife and brother. The episode depicted

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Sita's ordeal by fire

Sita’s ordeal by fire

Part of an album of popular prints. An episode from the Ramayana: Sita’s ordeal by fire. Rama is seen being restrained, to one side of the image, while the gods look on from a cloud, above. Date: circa 1895 Medium: colored lithograph on cloth Dimensions: height: 42 cm (16.5 in); width: 31.5 cm (12.4 in)

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