Ramayana in Pahari Miniature Painting

Author(s): Jutta Jain
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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The Rämāyana In Pahari Miniature Painting
the monkeys, bears and heroes is already clear from the outlines. loc. : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Ross-Coomaraswamy collection. no. 17.2750. publ. : a. Coomaraswamy 1926, no. XXII on pl. XIII, description on p. 80.
b. Archer 1973, vol. I, mentioned on p. 147 (GULER). ill. 30
11. During the discussion with his advisors Rāma is reminded of his royal duties,
i. e, to try to attain a reconciliation with the enemy before starting a battle. Then, Rāma sends Angada, Vali's son, to Rāvana with the message to return Sitā, otherwise he and his own race will be destroyed completely and Vibhisana will become King of Lankā. Angada starts with a big jump from Mount Suvela towards the palace of Lankā. As next scene he is seen bringing Rāma's message to Rāvana, as the tongue coiling out of his mouth would indicate. (Vālmiki VI, 41). loc. : private collection of Mr. Howard Hodgkin, Chippenham, England. not published elsewhere. ill. 31 to 33
12. Hearing Rāma's message Rāvana falls into a rage and orders to get hold of
the messanger and beat him to death. But Angada himself seizes some of the demons and throws them to the earth, he jumps onto the roof of the palace with such a vehemence that parts are falling down, he seizes Rāvana's crown and returns back to Rāma and his advisors. (Vālmiki VI, 41). Although this picture is not finished completely it is one of the most important ones of the series, as it is the only one having an inscription which Professor B. N. Goswamy has transcribed and translated. The lines are as follows:
*Ramchandra Angat bhaja...Angat rāchhasān chor kari pakadeyā. Angat rāchhasan sāmet ugreya mehlāņ upar gayā latān kan ghar bhana...rāchhasan ... Raune pachhari kari mukat leyi akāșe ki ubhareyā mukat Ramachandra ki āni ditā se mukat Ramchandre Babhikhane ki le...' “Ramchandra sent Angada. Angada was caught as a thief by the raksasa. Angada flew together with the raksasa; he went to the top of the palace and broke the structure with his legs. (When) subduing Ravana and taking
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