tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85006004493366993312024-03-05T22:30:45.069-05:00Indian Epics: Images and PDE EpicsImage library for MLLL-4993, Epics of Ancient India (University of Oklahoma), along with "Public Domain Editions" of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-10815106712185297012022-02-04T16:20:00.001-05:002022-02-04T16:20:47.217-05:00Ramayana Online: Public Domain EditionThis is a <b>Public Domain Edition of the <i>Ramayana</i></b>, and you will find links to the 80 pages below. Each page contains <b>text</b> from an existing public domain translation of the <i>Ramayana</i> along with some <b>comments</b> from me, plus an <b>illustration</b> on each page, and also lots of <b>links</b> to help you explore the story in more detail. And now... there is <b>audio</b>, read by yours truly; you will see the SoundCloud segments embedded in each page. I hope you will find it an enjoyable and useful approach to the epic.<br />
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The reading is divided into four parts — <b><i>Parts A, B, C, and D</i></b> — for two weeks' worth of reading (two parts per week).<br />
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There are links to the individual posts below, and you can also use this link — <b><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana">PDE Ramayana</a></b> — to see multiple posts on a page, spread out over five very big webpages (just click the "older posts" link at the bottom of each page to go on to the next page).<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hanuman, Rama, and Lakshmana attack Ravana</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/image-hanuman-rama-and-lakshmana-attack.html">image source</a>)</span></div>
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Sources used: <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20MNDutt">M. Dutt</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Dutt">R. Dutt</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Gould">Gould</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Griffith">Griffith</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Hodgson">Hodgson</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Mackenzie">Mackenzie</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Nivedita">Nivedita</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Oman">Oman</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Richardson">Richardson</a>, and <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Ryder">Ryder</a>.<br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Reading Part A</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/pde-ramayana-king-dasharatha.html" target="_blank"><b>King Dasharatha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/pde-ramayana-getting-of-sons.html" target="_blank"><b>Dasharatha's Sons</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pde-ramayana-rama-avatar-of-vishnu.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama: Avatar of Vishnu</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pde-ramayana-visvamitras-arrival.html" target="_blank"><b>Vishvamitra</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pde-ramayana-slaying-of-thataka.html" target="_blank"><b>Thataka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pde-ramayana-story-of-ganga.html" target="_blank"><b>Bhagiratha and Ganga</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/pde-ramayana-story-of-ahalya.html" target="_blank"><b>Ahalya</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-parashurama.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/pde-ramayana-janaka-and-sita.html" target="_blank"><b>King Janaka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/pde-ramayana-breaking-shivas-bow.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama Wins Sita</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/pde-ramayana-swayamprabha.html" target="_blank"><b>Parashurama</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/pde-ramayana-rama-and-sitas-wedding.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama and Sita's Wedding</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-rama-as-heir-apparent.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama the Heir Apparent</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-manthara-and-kaikeyi.html" target="_blank"><b>Manthara and Kaikeyi</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-kaikeyi-and-dasharatha.html" target="_blank"><b>Kaikeyi and Dasharatha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-rama-is-banished.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama is Banished</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/pde-ramayana-rama-goes-into-exile.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama Goes into Exile</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/pde-ramayana-crossing-river.html" target="_blank"><b>Crossing the River</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/pde-ramayana-dasharathas-karma.html" target="_blank"><b>Dasharatha's Karma</b></a></li>
<li><b><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/pde-ramayana-dasharathas-death.html" target="_blank">Dasharatha's Death</a></b></li>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Reading Part B</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/pde-ramayana-bharata-returns.html" target="_blank"><b>Bharata Returns</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/pde-ramayana-dasharathas-funeral.html" target="_blank"><b>Dasharatha's Funeral</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/pde-ramayana-rama-and-bharata.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama and Bharata</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/pde-ramayana-bharata-seeks-rama.html" target="_blank"><b>The Sandals</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/pde-ramayana-anasuya.html" target="_blank"><b>Anasuya</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/pde-ramayana-viradha.html" target="_blank"><b>Viradha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/pde-ramayana-agastya.html" target="_blank"><b>Agastya</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/pde-ramayana-surpanakha.html" target="_blank"><b>Shurpanakha and Rama</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/pde-ramayana-lakshmana-and-surpanakha.html" target="_blank"><b>Lakshmana and Shurpanakha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/pde-ramayana-battle-with-khara.html" target="_blank"><b>Battle with Khara</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/pde-ramayana-surpanakha-and-ravana.html" target="_blank"><b>Shurpanakha and Ravana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/pde-ramayana-ravana-and-maricha.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana and Maricha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/pde-ramayana-golden-deer.html" target="_blank"><b>The Golden Deer</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/pde-ramayana-chase.html" target="_blank"><b>The Chase</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/pde-ramayana-ravana-abducts-sita.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana and Sita</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/pde-ramayana-jatayu-and-ravana.html" target="_blank"><b>Jatayu and Ravana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/pde-ramayana-sita-in-lanka.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita in Lanka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pde-ramayana-rama-and-jatayu.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama and Jatayu</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pde-ramayana-kabandha.html" target="_blank"><b>Kabandha</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pde-ramayana-savari.html" target="_blank"><b>Shabari</b></a></li>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Reading Part C</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pde-ramayana-sugriva-and-hanuman.html" target="_blank"><b>Sugriva and Hanuman</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/pde-ramayana-sugrivas-story.html" target="_blank"><b>Sugriva's Story</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/pde-ramayana-sugriva-challenges-vali.html" target="_blank"><b>Sugriva and Vali</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/pde-ramayana-valis-death.html" target="_blank"><b>Vali's Death</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/pde-ramayana-sugriva-made-king.html" target="_blank"><b>King Sugriva</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/pde-ramayana-rainy-season.html" target="_blank"><b>The Rainy Season</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/pde-ramayana-armies.html" target="_blank"><b>The Armies</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/pde-ramayana-sampati.html" target="_blank"><b>Sampati</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/pde-ramayana-they-reach-sea.html" target="_blank"><b>Sampati and Jatayu</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/pde-ramayana-hanumans-leap.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman's Leap</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/pde-ramayana-hanuman-in-lanka.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman in Lanka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/pde-ramayana-ashoka-grove.html" target="_blank"><b>The Ashoka Grove</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/pde-ramayana-sita-and-ravana.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita and Ravana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/pde-ramayana-hanuman-and-sita.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman and Sita</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/pde-ramayana-hanuman-wreaks-havoc.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman Captured</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/pde-ramayana-hanuman-and-ravana.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman and Ravana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/pde-ramayana-burning-of-lanka.html" target="_blank"><b>The Burning of Lanka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pde-ramayana-march-on-lanka.html" target="_blank"><b>The March on Lanka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pde-ramayana-ravanas-court.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana's Court</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pde-ramayana-vibhishana.html" target="_blank"><b>Vibhishana</b></a></li>
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Reading Part D</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pde-ramayana-bridge.html" target="_blank"><b>The Bridge</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pde-ramayana-rama-attacks.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama Attacks</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pde-ramayana-indrajit-in-battle.html" target="_blank"><b>Indrajit</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-kumbhakarna.html" target="_blank"><b>Kumbhakarna</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-herbs.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanuman and the Mountain</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-death-of-kumbhakarna.html" target="_blank"><b>Lakshmana and Indrajit</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/pde-ramayana-honey-park.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana's Lament</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pde-ramayana-magic-head.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana and Lakshmana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-indras-chariot.html" target="_blank"><b>Indra's Chariot</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pde-ramayana-battle-of-rama-and-ravana.html" target="_blank"><b>Battle of Rama and Ravana</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pde-ramayana-ravanas-death.html" target="_blank"><b>Ravana's Death</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pde-ramayana-mandodaris-lament.html" target="_blank"><b>Mandodari's Lament</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pde-ramayana-sita-and-rama.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita and Rama</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/pde-ramayana-sita-is-tested.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita Tested</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/pde-ramayana-pushpaka.html" target="_blank"><b>Pushpaka</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/pde-ramayana-rama-and-bharata.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama and Bharata</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/pde-ramayana-rama-crowned-king.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama Crowned King</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pde-ramayana-indrajit.html" target="_blank"><b>Valmiki's Hermitage</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/pde-ramayana-epilogue.html" target="_blank"><b>Sita Departs</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/pde-ramayana-ramas-ring.html" target="_blank"><b>Rama Departs</b></a></li>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-63426197941194459302022-02-04T16:20:00.000-05:002022-02-04T16:20:41.108-05:00Mahabharata Online: Public Domain EditionThe first version of the evolving Public Domain Edition of the Mahabharata is now in production! You will find links to the 80 pages below, and each page will contain text from an existing public domain translation of the Mahabharata along with some comments from me, plus an illustration on each page, and also lots of links to help you explore the story in more detail. And... there is audio too! I hope you will find it an enjoyable and useful approach to the epic. Your comments and suggestions are very welcome; feel free to comment here at the blog or contact me by email, laurakgibbs@gmail.com.<br />
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There are links to the individual posts below, and you can also use this link — <b><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Mahabharata">PDE Mahabharata</a></b> — to see multiple posts on a page, spread out over several very big webpages (just click the "older posts" link at the bottom of each page to go on to the next page).<br />
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Arjuna statue in Bali</div>
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(<a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/image-arjuna.html">image source</a>)<br />
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Sources used: <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Arnold">Arnold</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Besant">Besant</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Devee">Devee</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Dutt">Dutt</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Ganguli">Ganguli</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Kincaid">Kincaid</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Macfie">Macfie</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Mackenzie">Mackenzie</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Nivedita">Nivedita</a>, <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Seeger">Seeger</a>, and <a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana%3A%20Tagore">Tagore</a>.</div>
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<b>Reading Part A</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/pde-mahabharata-vyasa-and-ganesha.html">Vyasa and Ganesha</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/pde-mahabharata-king-shantanu-and-ganga.html">King Shantanu and Ganga</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/pde-mahabharata-king-shantanu-and.html">King Shantanu and Satyavati</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/pde-mahabharata-vasus.html">Devavrata's Vow</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/pde-mahabharata-bhishma-and-amba.html">Bhishma at the Swayamvara</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/pde-mahabharata-ambas-story.html">Amba</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/pde-mahabharata-dhritarashtra-pandu-and.html">Dhritarashtra and Pandu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/pde-mahabharata-kunti.html">Kunti and Her Son</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/pde-mahabharata-pandu-and-his-wives.html">Pandu and His Wives</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-pandavas.html">The Sons of Pandu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/pde-mahabharata-gandhari-and.html">Gandhari and Dhritarashtra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-kauravas.html">Pandavas and Kauravas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharata-pandavas-in-hiding.html">Bhima and the Nagas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-drona.html">Drona</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-drona.html">Drona Trains the Princes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/pde-mahabharata-shalya.html">Ekalavya</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-contest.html">The Contest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pde-mahabharata-yudhishthira-and.html">The Arrival of Karna</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharata-drona-and-drupada.html">Drona's Revenge</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pde-mahabharata-yudhishthira-in-hell.html">Duryodhana's Jealousy</a></li>
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<b>Reading Part B</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharata-house-of-fire.html">The House of Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/pde-mahabharata-aswatthamans-rage.html">Bhima and Hidimba</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-hidimbi.html">Bhima and Hidimbi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-vaka.html">Bhima and Baka</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/pde-mahabharata-birth-of-draupadi.html">Birth of Draupadi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/pde-mahabharata-draupadis-swayamwara.html">Draupadi's Swayamwara</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/pde-mahabharata-karna-leads-kauravas.html">Wife of the Five Pandavas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/pde-mahabharata-story-of-nalayani.html">The Story of Nalayani</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/pde-mahabharata-indraprastha.html">Indraprastha</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/pde-mahabharata-arjunas-penance.html">Arjuna and Ulupi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pde-mahabharata-birth-of-parikshit.html">Arjuna and the Apsaras</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/pde-mahabharata-arjunas-adventure.html">Arjuna and Chitra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/pde-mahabharata-dhritarashtra-retires.html">Arjuna and Subhadra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pde-mahabharata-ascent-to-heaven.html">The Burning of the Forest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/pde-mahabharata-mayas-palace.html">Maya's Palace</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/pde-mahabharata-funerals.html">The Pandavas Victorious</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/pde-mahabharata-gambling-match.html">The Gambling Match</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-draupadi-and-kauravas.html">Draupadi Lost</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/pde-mahabharata-duryodhanas-death.html">Draupadi in the Assembly Hall</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-second-match.html">The Second Match</a></li>
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<b>Reading Part C</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-life-in-forest.html">Life in the Forest</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/pde-mahabharata-pandavas-in-kaurava-camp.html">Krishna's Visit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-shiva.html">Arjuna and Shiva</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-indra.html">Arjuna and Indra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/pde-mahabharata-himalayas.html">The Himalayas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-hanuman.html">Bhima and Hanuman</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/pde-mahabharata-duryodhana-and.html">Duryodhana and the Gandharvas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/pde-mahabharata-karna.html">Karna and Indra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-jayadratha.html">Jayadratha and Draupadi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-riddles-at-lake.html">Riddles at the Lake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-court-of-king-virata.html">The Court of King Virata</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-kichaka.html">Bhima and Kichaka</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-prince-uttara-and.html">The Cattle Raid</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/pde-mahabharata-preparations-for-war.html">Preparations for War</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/pde-mahabharata-sanjayas-mission-to.html">Krishna and His Army</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/pde-mahabharata-krishnas-mission-to.html">Krishna's Mission to the Kauravas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/pde-mahabharata-krishna-and-karna.html">Krishna and Karna</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pde-mahabharata-armies-at-kurukshetra.html">The Armies at Kurukshetra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pde-mahabharata-bhagavad-gita.html">Bhagavad-Gita</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pde-mahabharata-battle-begins.html">The Battle Begins</a></li>
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<b>Reading Part D</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-bhishma-falls.html">Bhishma Falls</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-battles-rages.html">Drona in Command</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-death-of-abhimanyu.html">Abhimanyu and Jayadratha</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-ghatotkacha.html">Ghatotkacha</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/pde-mahabharata-death-of-drona.html">Death of Drona</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/pde-mahabharata-bhima-and-duhshasana.html">Bhima and Duhshasana</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-karna.html">Arjuna and Karna</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/pde-mahabharata-duryodhana-falls.html">Duryodhana in the Lake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/pde-mahabharata-raid.html">The Raid</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/pde-mahabharata-aswatthaman-cursed.html">Ashwatthaman's Jewel</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/pde-mahabharata-dhritarashtra-and.html">Mourning</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/pde-mahabharata-aswatthaman-and.html">The Pandavas and Bhishma</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pde-mahabharata-king-yudhishthira.html">King Yudhishthira's Horse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pde-mahabharata-bhishmas-death.html">Parikshit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pde-mahabharata-horse-sacrifice.html">Horse Sacrifice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/pde-mahabharata-mongoose.html">The Mongoose</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/pde-mahabharata-forest-and-its-ghosts.html">The Forest and its Ghosts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pde-mahabharata-death-of-krishna.html">Death of Krishna</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pde-mahabharata-heroes-fall.html">The Pandavas Depart</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/pde-mahabharata-yudhishthira-in-heaven.html">The Afterlife</a></li>
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From the Library site: Rama has divided his forces, sending the chief monkeys with their separate armies to the four gates of the city. The allies launch a general attack on Lanka, in which many marvellous feats of skill and daring are performed. Rama has sent Angada to Ravana with a message about his impending doom. Enraged, Ravana orders him to be put to death but Angada breaks free (top right) and creates havoc among the demons before escaping. Ravana ascends to the roof of his palace and orders a sortie. Sahib Din combines a bird's eye viewpoint with a conceptual rendering of Lanka allowing him to use a great depth in his paintings in this book.</div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-62079128832752313362020-02-05T13:51:00.000-05:002020-02-05T13:51:45.324-05:00Image: Yama's Court surrounded by the Vaitarani river<br />
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<b>Vayu, god of the wind</b><br />
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From the Museum site: Painting in Company style of the Astadikpala, Vayu. He is depicted crowned and four-armed and riding on his antelope vahana. In his upper two hands he carries a pennant (right) and club (left). His lower two hands are held in abhayamudra (right) and varadamudra (left). He is accompanied by two attendants - with a club (front) and a parasol held high above him (behind). An impression of perspective is provided by a lightly sketched-in foreground. On laid European paper watermarked with an armorial design.<br />
<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-89904414273705048822020-01-27T22:48:00.002-05:002020-01-27T22:48:44.552-05:00Image: Varaha<br />
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-28560861203641185902020-01-27T22:48:00.001-05:002020-01-27T22:48:40.062-05:00Image: Building the Bridge to LankaI wish I could find out more about this image! It shows the monkeys building the bridge to Lanka. If anyone has more information about the provenance of the image (which I found at Twitter!), let me know!<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-52336640360597958722020-01-27T22:48:00.000-05:002020-01-27T22:48:36.500-05:00Image: Gajendra Moksha<br />
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-25908147900603462382020-01-25T22:30:00.001-05:002020-01-25T22:30:32.302-05:00Image: Narada and Vishnu <br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-35613561801392338392020-01-25T22:30:00.000-05:002020-01-25T22:30:26.317-05:00Image: Ramayana Embroidery<br />
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At the upper right, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana bid farewell to Rama's mother before their exile in the forest. The middle scene depicts Ravana, disguised as an ascetic, attempting to seduce Sita in the forest while her husband is hunting a golden deer sent by Ravana as a diversion. Sita is abducted by Ravana and next seen imprisoned in his palace on Lanka (lower left). Finally, Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, and the monkey and bear armies cross Nala's bridge to Lanka and advance on Ravana's fortress, slaying Ravana. Returning to the center of the embroidery, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana depart in triumph, carried on palanquins.<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-26933744358458495922020-01-22T21:24:00.001-05:002020-01-22T21:24:46.295-05:00Image: Jatayu Attempts to Rescue Sita from Ravana<br />
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More about <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatayu">Jatayu</a></b>, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita">Sita</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana">Ravana</a></b> at Wikipedia.</div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-40869031326615920582020-01-22T21:24:00.000-05:002020-01-22T21:24:42.407-05:00Image: Cosmic Shiva<br />
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<b>Cosmic Shiva</b></div>
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India, Mandi, circa 1850</div>
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(<a href="http://art.thewalters.org/detail/18285/cosmic-shiva/">Walters Art Museum</a>)</div>
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More about <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva">Shiva</a></b> at Wikipedia.</div>
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From the Museum site: Portrayed in an unusual dancing pose, the cosmic Shiva is shown with five heads and eighteen arms that bear weapons and ritual instruments. Shiva has a hermit's piled-up hair on his upper heads, in front of which a crescent moon appears. The wavy white line at the right is the Ganges River, which descends from Shiva's hair when he is residing in his mountain hideaway.<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500600449336699331.post-41373280118389541902019-09-03T17:53:00.003-04:002019-09-03T17:53:59.553-04:00Image: Indra<br />
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by Sudhansu Ajaudharany (ca. 1930)<br />
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The San Diego Museum of Art at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thesandiegomuseumofartcollection/6124606719/in/album-72157627618651448/" style="font-weight: bold;">Flickr</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203155?position=23">Harvard Art Museum</a></div>
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Thai Rubbing from the West Wall of the Temple of Wat Po, Bangkok; Rama Asks Sugrib to Decide Punishment for Hanuman and Nilabad; forms complete illustration with 1960.4.87</div>
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