Burning of Lanka, 1913. Artist: K Venkatappa

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Burning of Lanka, 1913. Hanuman burns the island of Lanka with his tail after it was set on fire by the Lankan demon-king Ravana. Illustration from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita and Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1st edition, 1913. From a private collection.

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