Rama’s brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, from Chapter 77 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1775–80

Gum tempera and gold on paper

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.

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The three queens of Dasharatha are riding in the covered palanquins.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The three queens of Dasharatha are riding in the covered palanquins.

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