Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series, Attributed to Manaku, ca. 1725


Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from a Ramayana 'Siege of Lanka' Series, ca. 1725, India (Guler, Himachal Pradesh), Ink on paper, Page: 23 1/2 x 33 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Attributed to Manaku (active ca. 1725–60), Rendering himself invisible by virtue of the boon he received from Brahma, Indrajit, the son of Ravana . . . loosened sharp arrows bright as lightening on Rama and Lakshmana . . . so not a hair's breath on their bodies was not lacerated, pricked and pierced by these irresistible darts


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