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Rama and Lakshmana slay the demon giant Viradha, from Chapters 2 through 4 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)
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Rama and Lakshmana slay the demon giant Viradha, from Chapters 2 through 4 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1770

gum tempera and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rama is depicted with a green complexion in central and southern India.

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