The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg)
c. 1820–30
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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King Dasharatha thought his wife Kaikeyi, shown sleeping, was the most beautiful of his three wives.
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