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Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container
In The Ramayana, page 6.8
Balancing on his right leg, Hanuman grips the wooden cylinder with both hands and his left foot. Hanuman's face looks to the right side of the frame with his mouth wide open in triumph. Hanuman is dressed in gold pants and jewelry with a red waistband, whose...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman finds Ravana's soul container
In The Ramayana, page 6.6
Hanuman flies back to Rama carrying Ravana's soul container, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Moving horizontally through the air to the left, a grinning Hanuman dressed in Siamese royal clothes holds the small wooden cylinder with conical...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container, as shown in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Balancing on his right leg, Hanuman grips the wooden cylinder with both hands and his left foot. Hanuman's face looks to the right side of the frame with his...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman learns Ravana's secret
In The Ramayana, page 6.4
Within an elevated pavillion, adorned with gold leaf, Hanuman kneels at the feet of a crowned demon. The demon gestures forward with his extended left arm, telling Hanuman how to proceed. Readers of the Harry Potter books will recognize a parallel plot device...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman searches the underworld for Ravana's soul
In The Ramayana, page 6.5
A mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts Hanuman in two places as he travels through the underworld landscape in pursuit of Ravana's hidden soul container. Huge pink flowering lotus plants and boulders dominate the scene. Hanuman is visible standing on...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman flies carrying Ravana's soul container and golden bow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman flies carrying Ravana's soul container and golden bow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman flies back to Rama carrying Ravana's soul container, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Moving horizontally through the air to the left, a grinning Hanuman dressed in Siamese royal clothes holds the small wooden cylinder with conical...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman travels through underworld landscape (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman travels through underworld landscape (Thai Ramayana mural)
A mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts Hanuman in two places as he travels through the underworld landscape in pursuit of Ravana's hidden soul container. Huge pink flowering lotus plants and boulders dominate the scene. Hanuman is visible standing on...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his brother Bhibek (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his brother Bhibek (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his demon brother Bhibek, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Within an elevated pavillion, adorned with gold leaf, Hanuman kneels at the feet of a crowned demon. The demon gestures forward with his extended...
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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)
Ravana sits beside chariot wounded by arrow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Ravana sits beside chariot wounded by arrow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Ravana sits wounded by an arrow shot by Rama, as depicted in a mural scene at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sitting on the ground beside his chariot, Ravana holds himself up with his left arm as he looks down at the arrow poking out of his chest. Ravana is shown...
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