Showing posts with label Images: Tara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Images: Tara. Show all posts

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Image: Lakshmana confronts Sugriva



Image source: Lakshmana confronts Sugriva
(British Library: Mewar Ramayana)

From the Library site: At the gate of Kiskindha Laksmana is welcomed by Bali's son, Angada, and other monkeys, while inside the palace the crowned Sugriva, seated with Tara on a couch, is advised by his ministers. An arcade has been added to the side of the palace structure to indicate the gateway. Despite Tara's attempt to calm his passion, Laksmana then angrily reproaches Sugriva for neglecting his side of the bargain with Rama.

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Monday, January 15, 2018

Image: Death of Vali



Death of Vali

Tara holds her dying husband while their son Angada holds his feet and Hanuman kneels beside them; Sugriva speaks with Rama and Lakshmana.


More about Angada and his father Vali at Wikipedia.

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Image: Panchakanya



Panchakanya:
Ahalya, Tara, Mandodari, Sita Kunti, Draupadi.

(Raja Ravi Varma)

You can read more about the Panchakanya at Wikipedia.


Thursday, December 22, 2016

Image: Sugriva and Vali



Image source: Sugriva and Vali
(British Library: Mewar Ramayana)

From the Library site: Outside the palace of Kiskindha, Sugriva roars out his challenge to his usurping brother Bali, so that the very birds fall out of the sky in fright, while Rama and Laksmana and the other monkeys look on from the right. On the left is the monkey king's palace, from which Bali, his queen Tara and ministers have emerged on hearing the uproar. Tara advises him not to fight, but to no avail. Bali and his party all wear human costume, except for turbans, while Bali himself wears a crown. Sugriva then fights Bali but looks as if he might lose. Rama keeps his promise to assist his ally by shooting Bali himself. The dying Bali reproaches him for this apparently underhand action, but Rama reminds Bali that he had basely assaulted Sugriva's wife and hence deserved death.

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Vali and Tara