Laksman kills a deer to fool Rama

Rama demanded to see Sita's heart as proof of her death. Unable to carry out his brother's orders, Laksman kills a deer and delivers its heart instead. (Learn more)

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Laksman cuts out the heart of a deer, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Wearing golden Siamese royal clothes and crown, kneels beside a dead doe. The deer lies on her side, her back arched, her ears flopped on the ground.

In his right hand, Laksman holds the hilt of a sword that is thrust into the deer’s chest. In his left hand, he holds up the deer’s heart, which he will pretend he took from Sita.

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