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Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful painting of three men in a grassy area with a tree and a blue sky with clouds. The man on the right has ten arms and a large orange robe. The man in the middle has a bow and arrow and wears a yellow dhoti. The man on the left wears a pink dhoti and holds a bow. The man on the right has a large crown on his head and ten arms, with the upper two holding objects. He wears an orange robe that extends to his ankles and has a black shield with a yellow design on his left hand. The man in the middle is gray-skinned and wears a yellow dhoti with a red border. He holds a bow in his left hand and has an arrow in his right hand. The man on the left wears a pink dhoti with a gold border and a gold crown. He holds a green object in his left hand. The background includes a tree with orange flowers, a grassy area, and a blue sky with white clouds. The painting is framed by a red border.

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661 × 900 px
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