Ravana sets Hanuman on fire

After trying many other methods to kill the captured Hanuman, Ravana uses a torch to set Hanuman on fire. (Learn more)

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In this mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple, Ravana dressed in royal Siamese apparel descends the stairs of his palace thrusting a fiery torch towards Hanuman. Hanuman sits on the tile floor at left, confined and bound with oil-soaked cotton rope. Another palace demon on the lower right points with glee at Hanuman’s predicament, while a fretting Sita is barely visible sitting on the palace veranda at the upper right.

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