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Hanuman charms Ravana's mermaid daughter (Thai Ramayana mural)
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
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- This photograph copyright ©2006. Terms of use
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Hanuman charms Ravana’s mermaid daughter, as seen in a detail on a painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. In his royal Siamese clothing, Hanuman stands on the tail of the beautiful mermaid as she floats in gentle blue waves. Hanuman holds the mermaid’s outstretched right arm and whispers close to her ear.
Hanuman finds the fish and sea creatures around Ravana’s island carrying off all the stones from his bridge at the order of their mermaid queen. Hanuman goes to Ravana’s mermaid daughter to end this obstruction of his plans. Rather than attacking her, however, Hanuman courts her to get her to change her instructions to her sea creatures.
