Page from a Dispersed Ramayana (Story of Rama), first quarter of the 19th century

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Page from a Dispersed Ramayana (Story of Rama), first quarter of the 19th century, India (Punjab Hills, Kangra), Graphite with color on paper, 10 1/4 x 13 7/16 in. (26 x cm), Paintings, In the Hindu epic the Ramayana, the demon-king Ravana captures Sita; Rama, her husband, secures her release only after waging a long and brutal war. Although Sita successfully undergoes a trial by fire to prove her virtue, Rama sends her into exile in the forest to quell the rumor that she has been raped

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Size: 3536px × 2696px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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