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Rama and Sita enthroned (recto), from a Kalighat album

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

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Hanuman, Rama’s monkey devotee, prostrates himself before Rama as a sign of his humility.

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