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Rama

Greatest and seventh incarnation of God, hero of the Ramayana, protector of Dharma

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Images from the collections

Images featuring Rama

31 images from works
  • Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.
  • Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Rama (left) and Hanuman (above, right) fighting the demon Ravana (right). Oil (?) painting.
  • Rama and Sita enthroned attended by Hanuman, Bharata and Laksmana. Chromolithograph.
  • Rama fighting his sons Lava and Kusa with Hanuman helping. Watercolour drawing.
  • Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart. Watercolour drawing.
  • Hanuman before Rama and Sita and attendant. Gouache drawing.
  • Rama and Sita enthroned with servant and monkey. Lithograph.
  • Marriage of Rama to Sita with Brahmins making fire sacrifice. Coloured transfer lithograph.
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Works from the collections

52 works

    • Books

    The Bhaṭṭikāvyam : Mahākaviśrībhaṭṭiviracitaṃ / Jayamaṃgalakr̥taṭīkayā jayamaṃgalayā sametam; Bāpaṭopāhvena Śaṅkartabhaṭṭasūnunā Govindaśāstriṇā saṃśodhitam.

    | Bhatti | Date: 1887
    • Pictures

    Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27318i
    • Books

    Rāmacaritam of Sandhyākaranandin / edited by Haraprasad Sastri. Rev. with English translation and notes by Radhagovinda Basak.

    | Sandhyākaranandin, active approximately 1100. | Date: 1969
    • Books

    Raghuvīracarita / Ta. Gaṇapatiśāstriṇā saṃśodhitam.

    | Date: 1917
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Hanuman kneeling with tail encircling Rama and Sita in bed, while several monkeys circle around Ravana. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 25982i
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Related topics

Hindu gods
Hindu mythology
Hindu goddesses
Painting, Kalighat
Lakṣmaṇa (Hindu deity)
Monkeys
Bow and arrow
Religion
Legendary Creatures
Horses

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