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Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at Prayaga, from Chapter 48 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1650

Central India, Malwa Region, Madhya Pradesh

Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 18.1 x 15.6 cm (7 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.129
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Prayaga is the sacred site where the Ganges, Yamuna, and Sarasvati Rivers converge, formerly known as Allahabad.

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In a scene from their exile in the forest, the royal party arrives at the hermitage of a sage who greets him with folded hands. The blue Rama, his wife Sita, and his brother Lakshmana bow slightly in respect to the sage. The hermitage appears luxurious, with floral ornament inlaid in marble, bottles in niches, and an entrance similar to Mughal viewing windows.
A horizontally oriented tempera painting depicts Rama, a blue-skinned god carrying a bow, standing with Lakshmana and Sita against a red wall. They face Bharadvaja, a bearded sage in a white wrap, standing at a white building's yellow entrance. Above the wall, three stylized trees with green leaves and red fruit rise against a dark sky. Inside the yellow entryway, a red teapot and two bowls sit above a dark, textured base.

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at Prayaga, from Chapter 48 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1650

Central India, Malwa Region, Madhya Pradesh

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