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Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear Allies, from the Yuddha Kanda (Book of the War) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man and woman sit under a pink and gold canopy; the man wears a yellow garment and crown; the woman wears a red garment; a bear and two monkeys bow toward them; one wears a pink garment, another wears orange and brown; a man in a black and white garment stands behind a monkey; two people bow in front; two people behind the canopy wear green and orange; trees with green leaves are in the background; the image is in a blue and gold frame.

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