Hanuman rescues and carries unconscious Rama (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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- The Ramayana: The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia. (Page 6.1)
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Hanuman rescues and carries the unconscious Rama. This Emerald Buddha Temple mural image shows two sequential events painted within the same rocky outdoor landscape.
At left, Hanuman finds Rama lying unconscious within a black wire cage. Hanuman balances on his right leg as he uses his left leg and hands to pull the cage open. In the image farther to the right, Hanuman is carrying away the released but still unconscious Rama, whose limp body is held up against Hanuman’s powerful right shoulder.
In the battles after Ravana is cursed by the gods at the end of his trial, Hanuman and Rama try to kill Ravana by many different methods, but Ravana seems invincible.
Understanding that there must be a special secret to Ravana’s invincibility, Rama follows Ravana underground to the demon world. There Ravana senses Rama’s presence, attacks, and leaves Rama unconscious until Hanuman arrives to rescue him.
