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Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series

c. 1765
Gum tempera and gold on paper

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Rama and Lakshmana wield divine bows in their fight against the ten-headed demon Ravana.

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