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The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series
| Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
|---|---|
| Organization | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Spatial Coverage | Himachal Pradesh Kangra |
| Temporal Coverage | Circa 1780 |
| Description | This complex Kangra painting illustrates multiple juxtaposed narratives. Smoke rises from the funerary pyre of the monkey King Vali, who was murdered by his brother and rival, Sugriva, with the help of Rama. In return, Sugriva pledges the support of the monkey army for Rama’s war with Ravana. At upper left, Rama, seated in a cave, affirms Sugriva’s new standing as the King of the monkeys. A small scene set within the mountains at right shows Sugriva, Hanuman, Lakshmana, and the monkey army returning to their golden capital to crown Sugriva as the new King. Rama does not participate in the coronation, as he must complete his fourteen-year exile to the forest, which is emphasized by the sages in thatched huts in the center of the background. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
| Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
| Subject Keyword | Funeral Himachal Pradesh Kangra Kings and Rulers Monkey Ramayana Vali Pahari Miniature Painting Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
