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Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, from a Kalighat album

c. 1890
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Hanuman can change his size and form at will, even making himself colossal in order to carry the two princes.

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