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: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Indrajit, concealed in a cloud lets loose a rain of arrows on the army of the allies headed by Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulders.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Ravana in Lanka surrounded by his ministers and flanked by Indrajit standing on the left, and by Kumbhakarna, seated on the right.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Ravana’s son Indrajit bids farewell to his wife, Sulochana, before the battle against Lakshmana and his allies.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Indrajit mounted on his chariot and his foot soldiers faces Lakshmana.The latter, seated on Hanuman’s shoulders, shoots a magical three-headed arrow which decapitates Indrajit.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Scene on the underside of the lobed arches; Lakshmana and his troops bring Indrajit’s head to Rama. Ravana, in his palace, flanked by courtiers and ladies, mourns his son’s death.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row (left): Ravana, Kumbhakarna and other rakshasas in council; Ravana gathers his troops; (right) the troops march towards the battlefield; Second row: (left) Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulders kills Mahodara; Messengers report to Ravana; Rakshasas carrying pots (?); Vibhishana talks to Rama and his allies; They attack Lanka; (right) They storm the palace and pollute Ravana’s yajna; Hanuman grabs Mandodari by the hair; Third row: (left) Rama requests Hanuman to fetch Sita; He and his followers go to the ashoka grove; The attendants bathe Sita; (right) Hanuman and his followers carry Sita in a palanquin to Rama and prostrates before him; Fourth row (left);The allies in the pushpaka vimana (aerial chariot) fly above Jatayu’s remains (?) and above the sea (?) (right) and land in Ayodhya; Fifth row: The reunion of the exiles and their family in Nandigrama.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Hanuman hands to Rama Sita’s chudamani (head jewel) (?); Rama and Lakshmana talk to Hanuman and Jambavan and review the assembled troops; Second row: Ravana is on top of a tower, Sugriva (?) jumps on him, grabs his crown and brings it to Rama; Rama sends Angada on a diplomatic mission to Lanka; Third row: Battle scene, Lakshmana riding on Hanuman’s shoulder routs the rakshasas; Ravana on the battlefield wounds Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: The army of the allies on the move; Ravana in council; The allies’ army (?); Second row: Illegible; Third row: Hanuman rescues the unconscious Lakshmana from the battlefield and takes him back to Rama.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Hanuman flies above the sea returning from his expedition to Lanka; The monkeys and the bears destroy the Madhuvana; Hanuman meets Rama; Second row: The monkeys and the bears build the bridge and cross the strait and reach Lanka; Rama in council; Third row: Ravana in council; Ravana on a chariot rides into the battlefield.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana meet Sugriva; Rama fells the seven trees and his arrow pierces a mountain (?); He kicks Dundubhi’s carcass away; Second row: Sugriva talks to Rama; Sugriva prostrates before Rama; Sugriva speaks to Hanuman; Rama entrusts his signet ring to Hanuman; Hanuman kills an asura (?); Third row: Once in Lanka, Hanuman looks for Sita; Ravana speaks to Sita captive in the ashoka grove; Hanuman is concealed in the crown of a tree; Sita tries to hang herself from a branch, when Hanuman appears in front of her first as a small monkey, then as his majestic self; Fourth row: Hanuman taken captive, sits on his coiled tail before Ravana and the assembled rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Rama and Lakshmana meet Sugriva; Rama fells the seven trees and his arrow pierces a mountain(?); He kicks Dundubhi’s carcass in the air; Second row: Sugriva prostrates before Rama; Sugriva speaks to Hanuman; Rama entrusts his signet ring to Hanuman; Hanuman kills an asura (?); Third row: once in Lanka, Hanuman looks for Sita; Ravana speaks to Sita captive in the ashoka grove, Hanuman is concealed in the crown of a tree; Sita tries to hang herself from a branch, when Hanuman appears in front of her first as a small monkey, then as his majestic self; Fourth row: Hanuman taken captive, sits on his coiled tail before Ravana and the assembled rakshasas.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Top row: Sugriva prostrates before Rama and Lakshmana; Sugriva and Tara in their palace;
Rama sends Lakshmana to remind Sugriva of his promise; Tara bows before Lakshmana; Second row: On his way to Lanka, Hanuman encounters Simhika she chases him, but he eventually kills her; Once in Lanka, he enters the city in the guise of a cat, and he fights Lankini; He creeps into Ravana’s palace and peeps into his bedroom; Third row: Hanuman fights against Indrajit and is then taken captive; Fourth row: Hanuman seated on his coiled tail; Ravana’s guards.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
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