Ramayana in Pahari Miniature Painting

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

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The Rämäyaņa In Pahari Miniature Painting
of snakes and arrows is still continuing. (Valmiki VI, 46). loc. : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Ross-Coomaraswamy collection, no. 17.2755.
publ. : Coomaraswamy 1926, description on p. 82 (no reproduction). 32. This miniature shows the same episode as no. 31, but the shower of arrows
has stopped and the monkeys and bears are now sitting around Rāma and Lakşmana who are still being bound in the network of arrows. With an expression of pity in his face Vibhisana is seated near the Raghu-brothers and looking at them. (Vālmiki VI, 45), loc. : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, no. 19.24.4, Rogers
Fund 1919. publ. : Miniatures and small sculptures from India. Univ. Gallery. Univ. of
Gainesville (a special loan exhibition), pl. 60 a. 33. After this deed Indrajit returns to the palace to meet his father. He informs
him that Rāma and Laksmana are killed. Rāvana is overwhelmed with joy hearing this news. (Vālmiki VI, 46). loc. : Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, no. 81-29. not published elsewhere ill. 43
34. The joy in Rāvana's palace is unending, Rāvana is seen seated in his audience
hall in conference with three demons, in the front hall demon-musicians are playing their drums and trumpets in full vigour. The right side of the picture shows the Asoka grove where the demoness puts Sitā - according to Rāvana's order - into the heavenly vehicle puspaka in order to fly to the battle-field, so that Sitā might see her killed husband and finally submit to Rāvana's requests. In the top corner of the picture the vehicle with Sita and the demoness is seen flying off in the sky. (Vālmiki VI, 47). loc. : Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, no. 81-31. ill. 44
35. This drawing shows the same setting as no. 32, : the two Raghu-brothers are
lying as if killed on the bed of arrows, they are encircled by grieving Vibhisana and the five army-leaders and the host of monkey and bear warriors. Here the
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