Thursday, December 22, 2016

Image: Kaikeyi and Dasaratha



Kaikeyi and Dasharatha
17th century
(Image source: British Museum)

Kaikeyi and Dasaratha, with Dasharatha's minister, Sumantra, in the middle. On the left Kaikeyi mourns and then presents her demands to Dasharatha; on the upper right we see him listening to her demands, and then in the lower left, we see him beseeching her to change her mind.

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