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: 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: 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: Ravana woos Sita captive in the ashoka grove in Lanka.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Once his chariot has been destroyed by Jatayu, Ravana proceeds towards Lanka carrying Sita on a plank (?); On her way there she drops her ornaments, which are collected by the monkeys living in Kishkindha.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: mid-19th century
Description: Ravana wounds Lakshmana.
Location: Tamil Nadu Palace;Bodinayakkanur
Positioning: Darbar Hall
Date: Late 16th or early 17th century
Description: Rama and Sita enthroned; Lakshmana and the rishis on the left, Bharata, Shatrughna and Vibhishana on the right; In the foreground Hanuman kneels before Rama; Sugriva rewards the allies.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temples;Venugopala Parthasarathi Temple;Chengam
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling
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