Tulsidas composing Avadhi Ramcharitmanas From Bazaar Art – 1940 The Ramayana is a Sanskrit text, while Ramacharitamanasa retells the Ramayana in Awadhi, commonly understood in northern India by speakers of several Hindi languages. Ramacharitamanasa was composed in the 16th century by Tulsidas.
This painting shows Lord Parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, asking Lord Varuna, the God of the waters, to recede so that the land known as Kerala from Kanyakumari to Gokarna for the Brahmins can be formed. Several myths and legends persist concerning the origin of Kerala. One such myth is that Parasurama, a warrior sage, created it.
Garuda seeking food from Vinata (Balinese art) Reference – Leiden University Libraries,
Union of Usha and Aniruddha Probably the most popular academic artist after Raja Ravi Varma, M. V. Dhurandhar chronicled contemporary society and scenes from mythology and history. Working in the realist, natural style prevalent at that time, Dhurandhar received major commissions from royal patrons. One of these was for sixteen monumental paintings of various mythological
Kalayavana Surrounds Mathura, Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series Inscription: The king of Magadha attacks the Yadavas, who are protected by Krishna. “The ‘black foreigner’, Kala Yavana, surrounds Mathura,” top right; “Srirama Krishna” identified as figures in pavilion. From catalogue: Recto, in image, at top right, in black ink, in Devanagari script: Kalayavana surrounds
Abhimanyu kills Lakshmana Kumara. Lakshmana Kumara is the son of king Duryodhana and queen Bhanumati and a grandson of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. He is described to have a twin sister called Lakshmanā, who is kidnapped by Samba, a son of Krishna. He is slain on the thirteenth day of the Kurukshetra War by Abhimanyu, who
Karna (center) sacrifices his divine armour, while his wife watches in distress—a scene from the Mahabharata by Bamapada Banerjee. Bamapada Banerjee received his initial training in painting at the Calcutta Art School. However, disillusioned with its pedagogy, he left Art School and began training with Pramathalal Mitra. Later, he worked as an apprentice to the
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Birth of Draupadi from Holy fire Modern print Drupada does not forget his insult at the hands of Drona. Realising that neither he nor his children are capable enough to defeat Drona, Drupada desires to have a son powerful enough to take revenge on Drona. He consults several seers and eventually approaches Yaja and Upayaja,
The Festival of Cakes’ by Nandalal Bose, possibly depicting the widowed Kunti feeding her five children—the Pandavas
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Devayani rescued from the well by Yayati – A scene from Mahabharata During a bathing party where clothes were exchanged, a quarrel broke out between Devayani and Sarmishta , the daughter of Vrishaparva , the king of the Asuras. Devayani was hit and pushed by Sarmishta, causing her to fall into a well. Yayati helped