Rakshasas
Historical background
Malevolent spirits that roam at night assuming many forms at will. They are described as raw flesh-eaters, having deformed limbs, sharp claws and side-fangs. They play a prominent role in Hindu mythology and folklore.
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Rama and Lakshmana fight against the rakshasi Tataka. Vishvamitra looks away.
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: 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 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: Hanuman on his way to fetch the healing herb which will revive the wounded heroes meets the rakshasa Kalanemi disguised as an ascetic, and outwits him; Second row: The final battle between Rama and Ravana; Ravana’s death; Mourning scene; Ravana’s cremation; Vibhishana collects the ashes to entrust them to the river; The mourners perform their ablutions; Vibhishana in council with Rama and the allies; Third row: (left) Hanuman and Angada (?) jump on the aerial chariot; (right) Rama, Sita and the allies on the chariot fly above the causeway and Rameshwaram temple.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (from left to right): Ravana in council; Lakshmana fights against Ravana and is wounded; Hanuman goes to the Himalayas to fetch the magical
herbs; On his way there he encounters the rakshasa Kalanemi disguised as an ascetic and the nymph Dhanyamali transformed by a curse into a crocodile Hanuman kills both of them; Second row: Rama enters the battlefield and fights against Ravana, killing him; Ravana’s wives mourn his death; Third row: Rama and his allies on board of the pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot); They fly above a Brahma (flanked by Yama ?) and a Vishnu temple where Hanuman and Angada (?) pay their respects; Fourth row: The arrival of the pushpaka vimana in Nandigrama; Bharata and Shatrughna pay homage to Rama. General rejoicings.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (left): Rama and Sugriva look at the victims on the battlefield; Council scene; (right) Ravana in council; Second row (left): Ravana’s cremation; Vibhishana mourns his brother’s death; Rakshasa priests comfort him; Ablutions after Ravana’s
last rites; Rama in council; Third row: The pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot) flies above the causeway and Rameshwaram; (right); Lakshmana and Sugriva (?) consecrate Vibhishana: Vibhishana prostrates before Rama, Lakshmana and the allies.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches: Hanuman and his troops disrupt Indrajit’s yajna in Nikumbhila. Hanuman urinates in the sacred fire. On the left: Lakshmana and the allies fight against Indrajit.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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