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An illustration to the Ramayana: Rama, Lakshmana and a companion riding Garuda to Lanka, an army opposing them on a hillside, Pahari, Kangra or Guler, c. 1805.

(Unknown). Ramayana Folios. 1800s.  

Illustrations of the great epic of love and war Ramayana created by painters in the royal court of Burma. Shown above is the famous scene where Rama is lured away to shoot the golden deer. Meanhile, his wife Sita is captured by Ravana in the guise of an old hermit, after which he returns to his original form of a fearful ten-headed giant. -British Library

Ramayana (Copy). Sita Shies Away from Hanuman, Believing He is Ravana in Disguise. Mughal. 1594.

The Great Mughal Akbar was known for his religious tolerance, and he did what he could to give his fellow Muslims insight into Hindu culture. He had holy Hindu scriptures translated into Persian, and he presented the magnificent copy of the Ramayana from which this miniature comes to his mother in 1594. Sita, wife of the protagonist, Rama, has been captured by the evil demon Ravana. The artist displays unusually great psychological insight in dramatically depicting the moment when with horror Sita begins to doubt whether it really is her good friend, the monkey general Hanuman, standing before her. -The David Collection

Ram, Laxman, Sita and Hanuman - Vintage Printed Poster