Cleveland Museum of Art
Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)
1744–45
Reciting, hearing, and meditating on this story was thought to bring merit for ten million eons (a crore of kalpas).
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