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Baby Sita's gold urn carried in procession (Thai Ramayana mural): In this scene detail from a painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, baby Sita's golden urn is carried to the king's palace in a royal procession. The beautifully dressed king's courtiers, carrying the closed golden urn, pass from the back to the front...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese dancer performing as red monkey king, Sugriva: A male dancer plays the red monkey king named Sugriva at a Ramayana performance in Ubud Village on Bali Island in August 1986. The Balinese dancer steps forward in an active male pose with his arms held out to the side and slightly forward. His thumbs and...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese masked dancer costumed as Sugriva the red monkey king: A Balinese masked dancer is costumed as Sugriva, the red monkey king character from the Ramayana. Seen from the waist up, the male dancer wears a red knit shirt, elaborate sequined collar, gold crown, and a fanged wooden mask running from his nose down to...; Format: image/photograph

Bayon Temple tower wall with carved stone faces in profile at Angkor Thom: This view of Bayon Temple tower walls at Angkor Thom reveals two carved stone faces in profile. The one in foreground at left is covered with lichen and harder to discern from the surrounding stone walls. Such huge and serenely smiling faces are carved on...; Format: image/photograph

The birth of Sita: In The Ramayana, page 1.3; A painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the infant Sita sitting in a gold urn as she is discovered by a king ploughing his fields. Beside Sita's urn, which protrudes from the ground, we see the king holding a wooden plough harnessed to an ox. The...

Brown Monkey King striding with sword (Thai Ramayana mural): In this mural from the Emerald Buddha Temple, the Brown Monkey King strides boldly with his right hand grasping his downward sword. The monkey king's head and legs are shown in profile but his torso is rotated so that his shoulders face front. The Brown Monkey...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone reliefs of Garuda supporting Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom: Carved stone reliefs of Garuda, a Hindu mythical bird who transports the god Vishnu, appear to support the Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom, literally the "Great City." This high stone platform now called the Elephant Terrace (because of its elephant carvings)...; Format: image/photograph

Close-up detail of Sita's mother in palace (Thai Ramayana mural): This close-up detail from a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Sita's mother, wearing golden clothes and a tall Siamese crown, speaking to several palace women. In this detail taken from the left rear of the larger mural, we see the queen on a raised...; Format: image/photograph

Columned library at Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok: The round library at the Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok has a column-supported golden roof with many sculpturally ornamented tiers and one tall, center spire. The central building within compound, the temple library's exterior is covered in detailed gold...; Format: image/photograph

Dancer dressed as Sugriva the red monkey king at performance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia: A dancer is costumed as Sugriva, the red monkey king, at an August 1986 performance in Ubud Village on the island of Bali in Indonesia. He wears a carved and painted red wooden mask with large monkey fangs. The mask covers his face below the eyes. Long black...; Format: image/photograph

A deathbed plot: In The Ramayana, page 1.10; This Indian painting shows Rama's father on his royal bed as he nears death. A wife and son are at his side.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Face on top of south gate tower of Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom: A huge face and other carved head images are visible at the top of the south gate tower of Bayon Temple. Such serenely smiling faces are carved on stone towers throughout the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, literally meaning the "Great City." Angkor Thom was...; Format: image/photograph

Ferdinand and Isabella: Painting depicting Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Castile and León, with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon.; Format: image/painting

Full front view of Balinese male masked dancer in yellow costume: A Balinese male masked dancer stands facing forward with his long fingernailed hands bent forward in front of his chest. The dancer's wooden mask is painted white with a dark moustache, large mouth, and round bulging eyes. The character's costume includes...; Format: image/photograph

The future king: In The Ramayana, page 1.9; Rama is shown to the people of Ayudhya and announced as their future king, as depicted on a mural painting at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Dressed in gold clothes and painted with his characteristic green skin, Rama is carried on a golden sedan chair just outside...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Gold palace where Rama was to reign (Thai Ramayana mural): This detail image on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the gold palace where Rama's father announced that Rama would reign. Like many examples of classical Southeast Asian architecture, the palace has a series of ascending tiered roofs and columned...; Format: image/photograph

Golden stupa spires and tiered roofs at Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok: Golden stupa spires and tiered roofs top Bangkok's Emerald Buddha Temple compound, or wat, the public Buddhist worship places where monks live in Thailand and other Theravada Buddhist areas of Southeast Asia. The smooth bell-shaped tower,...; Format: image/photograph

Hanuman sitting in palace ruling human kingdom (Thai Ramayana Mural): A mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Hanuman in his luxurious palace ruling a human kingdom. Wearing golden clothes and a tall pointed Siamese crown, Hanuman sits cross-legged like a human king high on a palace veranda speaking to his followers who kneel...; Format: image/photograph

Huge gnarled tree root covers a roof of Preah Khan Temple at Angkor: A huge gnarled tree root covers a roof of Preah Khan Temple at Angkor. Preah Khan means "Sacred Sword" in Khmer, and the temple was built at the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over Cham invaders in 1181 A.D. The building complex functioned as temple, monastery,...; Format: image/photograph

Huge splayed tree root in wall of Preah Khan Temple at Angkor: A huge, splayed tree root grows in a wall of the Preah Khan Temple at Angkor. Preah Khan means "Sacred Sword" in Khmer, and the temple was built at the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over Cham invaders in 1181 A.D. The building complex functioned as temple,...; Format: image/photograph

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