Gods
Date: mid-19th century
Description: The four princes and their mothers in the palace.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Rama and Lakshmana perform their ablutions before fighting against the rakshasas headed by Subahu and Maricha.
Location: Tamil NaduPalace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama aims mud pellets at Kuni’s (Manthara) hump; The four princes and their mothers; Bottom row: Having performed their ablutions, Rama and Lakshmana build a canopy of arrows to protect the rishis’ yajna from being polluted by the hordes of the rakshasas headed by Subahu and Maricha; Subahu is killed in battle; Maricha, hit by an arrow, is is propelled into the sea.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Maricha, hit by an arrow, is propelled into the sea(left); Rama and Lakshmana are blessed by Vishvamitra and other rishis (right); The princes, guarded by Vishvamitra, fall asleep.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The rishis perform the homa (offerings to a consecrated fire) as a part of the wedding rituals; Bottom row: Rama and Sita pour water on one another as a part of the wedding celebrations.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Arch above the door: The four princes prostrate before King Dasharatha, Sumantra, and the queens.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Lakshmi Vilasam
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama, Lakshmana and Sita meet Sharabhanga who then ends his life by jumping into the fire; They visit two further ashrams (Sutikshna? and Agastya’s brother?); Then they meet Jatayu; Second row: Rama fights single handed against Khara,Trishiras and Doshana; Third row: Lakshmana in the forest; A mendicant appears at Sita’s hut; Ravana reveals himself in his true form and abducts Sita; Jatayu intercepts Ravana’s chariot and a fight ensues; Fourth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive in time to meet the dying Jatayu; They cremate his body, perform their ablutions; They reach Matanga muni’s hermitage; Rama is thirsty; Lakshmana goes to fetch water and the rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce him; Fifth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Sabari’s ashram; After having met them she steps on the funeral pyre and her liberated soul ascends to heaven; Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha; Sugriva sends Hanuman to see who they are; Once he has ascertained their identity he carries
them to meet Sugiva; They form an alliance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama, Lakshmana and Sita visit Sharabhanga, who then ends his life jumping into the fire; They visit two further ashrams (Sutikshna? and Agastya’s brother?); They meet Jatayu; Second row: Sita is concealed in a cave while Rama fights single handed against three of Ravana’s brothers; Third row: Sita sends Lakshmana in the forest to help Rama; Sita’s abduction; Jatayu intercepts the progress of Ravana’s chariot; Fourth row: Rama and Lakshmana search for Sita; They meet the dying Jatayu; They perform the last rites, and afterwards, their ablutions; They meet Matanga muni; Rama is thirsty Lakshmana goest to fetch water and the rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce him; Fifth row: Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Sabari’s ashram; After meeting them she steps on the funeral pyre and her liberated soul ascends to heaven; Rama and Lakshmana arrive in Kishkindha; Sugriva sends Hanuman to find out who they are; Once he has ascertained their identity he carries them to meet Sugiva; They form an alliance.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata, Shatrughna and the queens, visit the exiles on Mt Chitrakuta; they perform the shraddha ceremony in memory of Dasharatha, and they leave; Bharata carries Rama’s sandals on his head back to Ayodhya; Second row: The exiles meet Agastya(?) who bestows upon Rama Vishnu’s bow and quiver; They then settle in Panchavati; Lakshmana kills accidentally Sambukumara; Third row: Rama returns victorious after routing Trishiras, Khara and Doshana; Shurpanakha, mutilated, reports to Ravana in Lanka; Fourth row: Sita, drops her ornaments on Kishkindha; She is then held captive in Ravana’s ashoka grove; Fifth row: The rakshasi Ayomukhi tries to seduce Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata’s return journey to Ayodhya; Second row: Lakshmana reports the accidental
killing of Sambukumara; Rama seeks the advice of the rishis; Shurpanakha discovers Sambukumara’s body and attacks the rishis; She then appears as a young woman before Rama; He sends her to Lakshmana; She goes back to Rama, who chases her away, then she returns to Lakshmana who tells her off; Third row: Ravana visits his uncle Maricha who agrees to take the shape of a golden gazelle and roams around the exiles’ hut; Fourth row: The rakshasis guard Sita held captive in the ashoka grove; Ravana in council.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Bharata arrives in Ayodhya and places Rama’s sandals on the throne; The story of the crow; The exiles meet Atri maharishi and Anasuya; They arrive in the Dandaka forest where Viradha attempts to abduct Sita but is killed by Rama and his liberated soul ascends to heaven; Second row: Lakshmana mutilates the rakshasi Shurpanakha; She runs to
seek the help of her brothers; They fight against Rama while Lakshmana guards Sita; Third row; Sita sees the golden gazelle and asks Rama to catch it; He goes into the forest, kills it and Maricha emerges out of its carcass; Fourth row: Ravana and Mandodari; Kumbhakarna asleep; Rama meets Lakshmana in the forest; They return to find the hut empty; Fifth row: Lakshmana is on the verge of mutilating Ayomukhi; Rama and Lakshmana meet and kill Kabandha, whose liberated soul ascends to heaven; They cremate him.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Encouraged by Kuni (Manthara), Kaikeyi speaks to Sumantra; King Dasharatha faints; The rishis make arrangements for Rama’s coronation; The messenger arrives; Kaikeyi supported by Kuni announces to Rama and Laskhmana that they are to be exiled; Then they take leave of their mothers; Sita insists in wanting to accompany them; They gift their worldly goods to the Brahmins; Second row: the exiles arrive at Bharadvaja’s hermitage; In Ayodhya, Dasharatha dies after hearing Sumantra’s report; The king’s body is immersed in a vat of oil; Third row: Ablutions after Dasharatha’s cremation; A courtly procession; The ladies of the harem in conference; The courtiers and Vasishtha want Bharata to be crowned but he refuses; Fourth row: The court on its way to Mt Chitrakuta; Lakshmana sees them arriving and reports to Rama; On the left and right side of the door: Ganesha and Subrahmanya.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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