Ramayana
Historical background
One of the two great Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata. In its present form the epic consists of disparate elements, including romantic stories, myths, legends and vague historical information.
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to have a son) on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire with the vessel containing the payasa (sweetmeat); Row 3: Dasharatha divides the payasa among the three queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment; On the left and the right of the north door, a lamp bearer.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The gods and the dikpalas pay homage to Vishnu on Garuda; Row 2: Rishyashringa performs the putrakameshti yajna on behalf of Dasharatha; The Yajnapurusha emerges from the fire and hands the vessel containing the payasa to the king; Row 3: The king divides the payasa among the queens; The queens eat the sweet in their apartment.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, accompanied by some attendants visits the queens in their own apartment; Row 2: The queens give birth; The attendants rejoice; Row 3: Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi with their children; A female attendant is sent to announce the births to the king; Bottom row: Equestrian portrait of Muthu Vijaya Raghunatha Setupati; On the right, stairs to the top floor.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha accompanied by attendants on the way to visit the queens, each in her own apartment; Row 2: The queens give birth to their sons; The attendants rejoice at the news; Row 3: Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi with their children; An attendant sends a messenger to announce the births to the king.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north wall
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: A female messenger is ushered in the king’s presence and announces the birth of the princes; Row 2: Dasharatha, accompanied by the rishis and priests takes a purificatory bath; Row 3: He then distributes cows and grains to the Brahmins.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: A female messenger announces the birth of the princes to Dasharatha and to the assembled court; Bottom row: The king, accompanied by rishis and priests, takes a purificatory bath.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: Dasharatha, accompanied by the rishis and priests takes a purificatory bath; Bottom row: He then distributes cows and grains to the Brahmins.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The naming ceremony (?) of Dasharatha’s sons ; Row 2: The princes in their cradles; Row 3: Dasharatha and the queens with their sons on their lap, talk to Vasishtha and other sages (?).
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: The naming ceremony of the princes (?); Bottom row: The princes in their cradles are looked after by their mothers and their attendants.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Bottom row: Dasharatha and the queens with their sons on their lap, talk to Vasishtha and other sages.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: View of the exterior of the staircase to the upper floor.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, exterior of the staircase to Room 4
Date: First half of the 18th century
Description: Top row: On the right, the princes are given a bath, on the left, Krishna dancing flanked by two children and two attendants; Row 2: The queens nurse their sons; Row 3: Rama and Bharata crawling; One of the two other princes tries to walk, the other is held in the arms by his mother; Row 4: One of the princes is massaged, another is in the arms of his mother while Lakshmana and Shatrughna learn to walk.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Ramanathapuram
Positioning: Room 3, north-east corner
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