Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, by Sahib Din. Battle between the armies of Rama and the King of Lanka. Udaipur, 1649-1653. “Sahib Din’s illustration shows in grisly detail a fierce landmark battle. It takes place between Rama’s army of monkeys and the King of Lanka’s army of demons, as Rama (together with the only other human, […]
Sita at Ashokavana Arrived on the island of Lanka, Hanuman ji has shrunk in size and eventually finds Sita ji near a dazzling white temple in a grove of Ashoka trees within the palace complex. She is seated on the ground like a female ascetic and sunk in melancholy. From his perch in a tree,
Rama leaving for fourteen years of exile from Ayodhya: Rama, his wife and brother, dressed in the clothes of bark that Kaikeyi has made them put on, ride off in a chariot driven by Sumantra and surrounded by the townspeople. Dasaratha emerges from his palace and goes through the gate of the city surrounded by
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Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series. Scene from the Ramayana, in which Rama and Lakshmana unsuccessfully search for Sita. Held at the MET. Work is ink and opaque watercolor on paper and measures 16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (41.3 x 26 cm)
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)
folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 2, folio 208; recto: Kumbhakarna yawns as he is roused from sleep; 1597-1605 Nadir (Bihhud), (Indian), Mughal dynasty Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper H: 27.5 W: 15.2 cm Northern India
Series Title: Rama’s Journey Suite Name: Ramayana Creation Date: ca. 1770 Display Dimensions: 8 13/16 in. x 13 in. (22.4 cm x 33 cm)
Series Title: Rama’s Journey Suite Name: Ramayana Display Artist: Nainsukh Creation Date: last quarter 18th century Display Dimensions: 9 9/16 in. x 13 31/32 in. (24.3 cm x 35.5 cm) Collection – The San Diego Museum of Art
Events at Panchavati forest Episodes in the Panchavati Forest, Folio from a Ramayana. The bottom right corner shows Shurpankha’s nose being cut by Lakshmana The top right corner shows Rama hunting the golden deer, which was Maricha in disguise. The top left corner shows Ravana in the disguise of a beggar.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Page from a dispersed Ramayana (Story of King Rama), ca. 1780 The Ramayana manuscript from which this painting comes is one of the great productions of the Kangra workshop and also one of the largest in page sizes. Its compositions are distinguished by their variety and
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