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Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

c. 1700–1725

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 21.2 x 31.5 cm (8 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.); Painting: 18.2 x 28.2 cm (7 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund 2025.7
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Description

Sita, who accompanied her husband and brother-in-law into the forest for a 14-year exile, points to a magical golden deer. She points too to her husband Rama, the blue-skinned divine hero, entreating him to catch the creature for her to have as a beguiling pet. He is unwilling to leave her, but he will, falling for a demon’s ploy to abduct Sita.

Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

c. 1700–1725

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

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