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.
Description: Top row: Vali’s cremation; Angada collects the ashes; The participants in Vali’s last rites perform their ablutions; Lakshmana crowns Sugriva king of Kishkindha at the presence of his courtiers; Second row: Hanuman jumps across the ocean from Mount Mahendra, rests on Mount Mainaka, and then confronts the rakshasi Surasa who swallows him; Hanuman, however, escapes through her ear. Third row: Hanuman wrecks Ravana’s garden and fights against the rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The duel between Vali and Sugriva; Rama shoots Vali; Vali speaks to him; Second
row: Hanuman helps the king of the vultures Sampati to cross a river; Sampati tells him and his companions where Sita is held captive; Hanuman starts on his expedition to Lanka from Mount Mahendra; Third row: Ravana in council.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: The guards of the garden report to Ravana that a huge monkey is destroying it.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: On the left: Ayomukhi flees before Lakshmana; The rakshasa Kabandha confronts Rama and Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: In the arch, top row: Rama leaves the hut to pursue the golden gazelle and entrust Sita to Lakshmana’s care; Second row: In Lanka Kumbhakarna is asleep; Rama meets Lakshmana they return to their hut and find it empty; Third row: Laskhmana is on the verge of mutilating Ayomukhi; Rama and Lakshmana meet the rakshasa Kabandha; They cut his arms; They cremate his body and his liberated soul ascends to heaven.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: In the arch, top row; Kumbhakarna asleep in Lanka; Rama meets Lakshmana in the forest; They return to their hut and find it empty; Second row: Laskhmana is on the verge of mutilating Ayomukhi; Rama and Lakshmana meet the rakshasa Kabandha and cut his arms.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Lakshmana meets Rama in the forest; They return to their hut and find it empty; Rama is comforted by Lakshmana; Bottom row: Rama and Lakshmana cut Kabandha’s arms, kill him, cremate his body, and his liberated soul ascends to heaven.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Sabari’s death and ascent to heaven; Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha and meet Hanuman.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Hanuman carries Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders to meet Sugriva and his followers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sita’s abduction; Bottom row: Rama and Lakshmana meet the dying Jatayu; They cremate his body, and perform their ablutions.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakknur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Sita’s abduction.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: After having met Sabari, Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha and rest under a tree; Sugriva sends Hanuman to find out who they are.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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