Rama and Sita setting up their hut in Panchvati (detail). For the first time nearly 120 paintings from the British Library’s lavishly illustrated 17th century Ramayana manuscripts. The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic. The Mewar Ramayana manuscripts were produced between 1649 and 1653 for Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar in his court […]
Album leaf (recto); painting. Ramayana. Viṣṇu as Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa killing Ravaṇa. Painted on paper
Hanuman leaps over the ocean. Folio from the small Guler Ramayana series from around 1720. India, Pahari region, Himachal Pradesh.
The Royal Exiles in a Sage’s Hermitage Series Title: Rama’s Journey Suite Name: Ramayana Display Artist: Nainsukh Creation Date: last quarter 18th century Display Dimensions: 8 3/16 in. x 12 1/4 in. (20.8 cm x 31.12 cm)
The ascetics ask Rama for protection. Folio from the small-Guler Ramayana series from 1775/80. Workshop of a master of the first generation after Nainsukh. India, Pahari region, Himachal Pradesh
King Dasharatha Approaches the Sulking Kaikeyi’s Chamber Part of Rama’s Journey from Ramayana Medium: watercolor paint Dimensions: height: 24.7 cm (9.7 in); width: 35.5 cm (13.9 in) Artist: Nainsukh (c. 1710 – 1778) was an Indian painter. He was the younger son of the painter Pandit Seu and, like his older brother Manaku of Guler,
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Hiranyaksha use maya on Varaha Flight of the creatures after the death of Hiranyaksha from Bhagavata purana series Medium: gouache paint, gold and paper Dimensions: height: 21.8 cm (8.5 in); width: 32.2 cm (12.6 in) Artist: Manaku of Guler or Manaku (c. 1700–1760) was an Indian painter from the Guler State, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh.
Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha From a folio of the Bhagavata Purana in the museum’s collection. Pahadi Art by Manaku of Guler
Ravana shows Sita the Counterfeit Head of Rama, Ravana Visits Sita in the Asokavana. Attributed to: Manaku (Indian, about 1700–1760) Object Place: Guler, Punjab Hills, India Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions: Overall: 60.3 x 82.7 cm (23 3/4 x 32 9/16 in.)
Bhadrakali within the Rising Sun Medium: Opaque watercolor, gold, silver-colored paint, and beetle-wing cases on paper Dimensions: height: 222.50 mm (8.75 in); width: 211.07 mm (8.30 in) Origin: Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir, India