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Hanuman's revenge
In The Ramayana, page 3.11
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....
By Lorraine Aragon.
A bridge of stone
In The Ramayana, page 4.8
A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Ravana tempts Sita
In The Ramayana, page 2.13
The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Rama's jealousy
In The Ramayana, page 7.1
A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting and talking with a monkey. Realistically portrayed, the monkey at left in this carved bas relief sits cross-legged and gestures his hands forward with the palms turned up. Sita also sits cross-legged facing...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Rama and Sita in wooden puppet performance of Ramayana at Yogyakarta
Rama and Sita in wooden puppet performance of Ramayana at Yogyakarta
Rama and Sita figures converse in the foreground during a wooden puppet performance of the Ramayana at Yogyakarta in July 1986. A third puppet listens in the background at right. The faces of the wooden puppets are carefully painted, and the bodies are dressed...
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The bow of Siva
In The Ramayana, page 1.4
Here, Rama draws an arrow across his bow at a Ramayana dance performance held at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Rama dancer wears a golden crown and a gold-trimmed red sash across his bare chest. He also wears the "broken sword" pattern batik of Yogyakarta's...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting with monkey
Stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting with monkey
A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting and talking with a monkey. Realistically portrayed, the monkey at left in this carved bas relief sits cross-legged and gestures his hands forward with the palms turned up. Sita also sits cross-legged facing...
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Stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Rama walking with monkey allies
Stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Rama walking with monkey allies
A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Rama walking with monkey allies. Realistically portrayed, the monkeys and people in this carved bas relief walk together in line to the right of the image. Wearing tall Javanese-style crowns and waistcloths, the monkey...
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Asia 1808
Asia 1808
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Stone stele at Prambanan shows monkeys bringing stones for Rama's bridge
Stone stele at Prambanan shows monkeys bringing stones for Rama's bridge
A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...
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The Ramayana
The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.
Format: book (multiple pages)
Stone stele at Prambanan shows fish removing stones from Rama's bridge to Lanka
Stone stele at Prambanan shows fish removing stones from Rama's bridge to Lanka
A stone stele from the Ramayana wall carvings at Prambanan Temple shows fish and other sea creatures removing stones from Rama's bridge to Lanka. Large fish and serpents, all carved with large overlapping heads facing to the left, are depicted carrying the...
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Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a Ramayana dance performance at Prambanan Temple
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a Ramayana dance performance at Prambanan Temple
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple. The...
Format: image/photograph
An ancient Hindu kingdom
In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 1
This damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An, Vietnam. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century
By Lorraine Aragon.
Wooden Hanuman puppet in Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta
Wooden Hanuman puppet in Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta
A wooden Hanuman puppet used in a Ramayana performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986 wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik cloth wrapped around its waist. Above the waist, the puppet is covered in white fuzzy cloth to represent Hanuman's monkey fur. Hanuman's...
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Demon Ravana visits the captured Sita in wooden puppet performance at Yogyakarta
Demon Ravana visits the captured Sita in wooden puppet performance at Yogyakarta
The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman and demon king Ravana wooden puppets in battle at Yogyakarta performance
Hanuman and demon king Ravana wooden puppets in battle at Yogyakarta performance
The monkey god Hanuman and the demon king Ravana puppets face each other in battle at a July 1986 performance in Yogyakarta. Once Ravana's guards capture Hanuman, Ravana tries several methods of killing him, which all fail because of Hanuman's immortal powers....
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Hanuman fights Ravana at wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta
Hanuman fights Ravana at wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta
Hanuman fights a red-skinned Ravana at a wooden puppet performance held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia during July 1986. The white Hanuman puppet on the left wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the demon puppet, with red skin, is dressed in similar...
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Rama and Hanuman go to meet Sita at a wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta
Rama and Hanuman go to meet Sita at a wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta
Rama and Hanuman go into the forest to meet Sita, as shown at a wood puppet performance in Yogyakarta during July 1986. Once Rama knows the truth about Sita and her sons, he goes with Hanuman to convince her to return to the palace as his wife and queen. Sita...
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Clouds loom over the mountain rim of Lake Batur
Clouds loom over the mountain rim of Lake Batur
This view from an elevated promontory shows much of the elevated rim of Lake Batur on a cloudy day. Lake Batur is one of several volcanic lakes that present spectacular views in the central interior of Bali. Often the active volcanoes emit steam which merges...
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