Adventures of Rama: With Illustrations from a Sixteenth-Century Mughal Manuscript - Hardcover

Beach, Milo Cleveland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0944142621 ISBN 13: 9780944142622

Publisher: Grantha Corporation, 2011

Synopsis

To rid the world of the evil, ten-headed Ravana, the Hindu god Vishnu appears on earth as a heroic prince, Rama. The devotion of his brother Lakshman, his marriage to the beautiful Sita, and encounters with demons, giants, sages, and holy men form favourite episodes familiar to any Hindu child. Taken from the holy text, the Ramayana, these stories conclude with Rama's efforts to rescue the kidnapped Sita, aided by Hanuman, leader of an army of monkeys. These incidents have been retold and lavishly illustrated using original paintings from a 16th-century Mughal manuscript. Originally published in 1980 by Freer Gallery of Art, this is a completely redesigned edition.

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About the Author

Milo Cleveland Beach is a former Director of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grantha Corporation
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0944142621
• ISBN 13: 9780944142622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64