Rama's soldiers capture Mongkut
Mongkut and Lob often play as soldiers in the forest. They make a great deal of noise, which is heard by Rama. Annoyed by the noise, Rama sends out his soldiers and even Hanuman, whom the boys repeatedly trick and elude. Finally, Mongkut is captured. (Learn more)
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Rama’s army captures his son Mongkut in the forest, as portrayed in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple.
A circle of Rama’s soldiers standing at attention, holding tall lances and dressed in alternate brown and blue uniforms, surrounds Sita and her son Mongkut. An officer dressed in gold approaches them from the front with a drawn sword.
Mongkut sits on top of three arrows tied together, while his mother stands nearby with a water jug propped up on her left shoulder.
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Photographs by Margery Freeman · Text by Lorraine Aragon
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