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)

Date: c. 1770
Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
Origin: Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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