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 1 Oct 2013 Article/Essay
The Sri Lankan version...

RAWANA - The historical King of HELADIVA

Rawana was the grandson of Rishi Pulasthi and son of Sage Visravasmuni. He was the younger brother of Vaisrawana Kuvera (Kubera) and the elder brother of Vibishana, Kumbhakarna, Mahi Rawana, Hema, Khara, Dushana, Luxhman, an... Read More
 1 Oct 2013 Article/Essay
Ramayana and Ravana - The Sri Lankan version:

The talk delivered by N.C.K Kiriella – Chairman Ramayana Trail Executive Committee of The Sri Lankan Tourism Ministry at The Indian Cultural Centre of The Indian High Commission on July 16th 2009.

Venerable Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I sincerely a... Read More
 1 Oct 2013 Rare Paintings
Priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh - 1870

Watercolour drawing depicting Vaishnava and Shaivite priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath (Vaidyanath) temple at Deogarh, Bihar by Siva Lal (c.1820-80) working in the Patna style, part of the Archer Collection, c. ... Read More
 27 Sep 2013 Rare Photographs
Ruined temple at Rameswaram - 1890

Photograph of a temple at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, taken by Alexander Rea in c.1890, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. The sacred Hindu island of Rameswaram is believed to be related to the story of Rama as narrated in the Ramayana; the pl... Read More
 27 Sep 2013 Rare Photographs
Unidentified ruins at Rameswaram - 1890

Photograph of a temple at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, taken by Alexander Rea in c.1890, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. The sacred Hindu island of Rameswaram is believed to be related to the story of Rama as narrated in the Ramayana; t... Read More
 26 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
New Book:
Images of Thought: Visuality in Islamic India 1550-1750
By Gregory Minissale
Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing -2009

With many illustrations and diagrams, 'Images of Thought' provides easy to follow ways in which to read Indian, Persian and European paintings in terms of comp... Read More
 26 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
At Indra's insistence, Rambha approaches Visvamitra to distract the sage from his austerities; verso: text

Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 1, folio 61; recto:
1597-1605

By Mushfiq
Mughal dynasty

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
H: 27.5 W: 15.2 ... Read More
 26 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 1, folio 38; recto: text; verso: Rama and Laksmana Confront the Demons Marica and Subahu
1597-1605

By Mohan
Mughal dynasty

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
H: 26.1 W: 13.9 cm
Northern India

Copyright © Smithso... Read More
 26 Sep 2013 New Books
New Book:
Workshop and Patron in Mughal India: The Freer Ramayana and Other Illustrated Manuscripts of 'Abd al-Rahim (Artibus Asiae)
By John Seyller
Publisher: Paul Holberton publishing (January 1, 2002)

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 25 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Mahajambunada fells Ravana
Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 2, folio 312; recto: text; verso
1597-1605

Painted by Kamal
Mughal dynasty

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
H: 27.5 W: 15.2 cm
Northern India

The Freer Ramayana, an illustrated manuscript of t... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Ravana converses with MAHAJAMBUNADA, who is surrounded by a ring of fire and attended by Laksmi

Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 2, folio 313; recto
1597-1605

Painted by Kamal
Mughal dynasty

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
H: 27.5 W: 15.2 cm
Northern I... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 1, folio 131; recto: Ravana seizes Sita by the hair to abduct her to Lanka; verso: text
1597-1605

Painted by Shyam Sundar
Mughal dynasty

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
H: 26.4 W: 14.3 cm
Northern India

The Freer Ramay... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 New Books
Book review - Asura: Tale of the Vanquished

God of all things big
By Swathi Chatrapathy | Age Correspondent

"...Of late, Indian authors have increasingly been bringing in Hindu mythology into their fiction novels. Amish Tripathi, Ashwin Sanghi, Devdutt Pattanaik, Anand Neelakantan, Ashok K Bank... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 New Books
New Book:
Asura: Tale of the Vanquished
By Anand Neelakantan
Published by Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd - 2012

Summary:
In this bestseller, Neelakantan tries to break the age old tradition where history is always narrated by the victors. Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished dares to narrate the ... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Hanuman fighting with Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, opaque watercolour on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1830

Painting, in opaque watercolour with silver details, illustration to the Ramayana, Hanuman the monkey god fighting Ravana, the blue skinned, multi-headed, multi-armed demon king of Lanka again... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
The demon Kumbhakarna, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825

Painting; gouache on watermarked paper.

Inscription:
'Coombhacarner the brother of Ravanah in war.' The demon Kumbhakarna, the brother of Ravana, King of Lanka.

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 24 Sep 2013 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Lanka Discovered
By Sardar M.V.Kibe
Published by Manohar Mahadeo Kelkar, Poona - 1947

Read Book Online:

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 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Hanuman tying Ravana with tail, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1860

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, a Kalighat painting of the monkey god Hanuman tying up the ten headed demon Ravana with his tail. In contrast to customary Kalighat bold shading tech... Read More
 24 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Kumbhakarna, brother of Ravana, Trichinopoly, ca.1850

Painting; gouache on mica.

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 23 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Watercolour painting on paper of Ravaṇa, with ten heads and twenty arms, sits on a decorated plinth on a terrace. Ravaṇa is crowned and in his left hands holds a lotus, cup, dagger, trishula (trident), gada (mace), curved sword, rope, a chakra (discus) and a kattar (dagger). In his right hand... Read More
 23 Sep 2013 Rare Paintings
Gouache painting on paper from an album of eighty-two paintings of Hindu deities. Four-armed Åšiva sits atop Mount Kailasa with his left leg crossed over the right. He carries two attributes in his upper hands: the tanka (chisel), in his upper right and a vajra (thunderbolt) in his upper left. Hi... Read More