Journal of Arts & Ideas, no. 27-28 (March 1995) p. 104.


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bidding the women farewell The lower register shows Dasharatha, prostrate with grief

4 Ramayana pata, Murshidabad, collection of Gurusaday Museum, Ace No CM 1647 Detail Above right to left, the episode with the golden deer, Rama and Lakshmana confer, a battle (?) Below left, Lakshmana leaves Sita alone, Ravana comes to her hut, right, Rama defeats Ravana in battle

5 Ramayana pata, Birbhum, collection of Banku Patua Detail Above Dasharatha, on horseback, accidentally kills Sindhu who is fetching water at the lake Below Dasharatha brings Sindhu's body back to the hermitage of his parents

6 Ramayana pata, Birbhum, collection of Gurusaday Museum, Ace No CM 1639 Detail Hanuman, after delivering Rama's ring and message to Sita in Lanka, being captured and tortured by Ra vana's soldiers

7 Ramayana pata, Birbhum, collection of Gurusaday Museum, Ace No GM 1627 Detail Above Rama and Lakshmana return to the hut with the golden deer Below Rama swoons when he finds that Sita has vanished

8 Ramayana pata, Medmipur, collection of Gurusaday Museum, Ace No GM 1643 Detail Above left, Rama swoons when he finds that Sita has vanished, centre, the Bali-Sugnva battle Below left, Rama m consultation with his army, right, the bridge to Lanka being built

9 Ramayana pata, Medmipur, collection of Gurusaday Museum, Ace No GM 1643 Detail Top left, Lakshmana cuts off Surpanakha's nose, right, Surpanakha complains to Ravana Middle left, Rama pursues the golden deer, right, Lakshmana leaves Sita to help Rama Bottom left, Ravana, in disguise, lures Sita out of the hut, right, he carries her away in his chariot

10 Manik Pir pata, Medinipur, by Dukhu Shyam Chitrakar Detail Top left, Manik Pir blesses a sick child and heals him, right, piled-up offerings made to the Pir Bottom left, followers propagating the worship of the Pir, right, new converts coming to bee the Pir

11 Shishu Niyantran pata, Medinipur, by Dukhu Shyam Chitrakar Detail Top left, the Indian Council for Child Development Staff tell all of the importance of hygiene and modern medicine, right, the large and modern Council head office in New Delhi Bottom right, the Council officer dis cusses local problems including the lack of schools, left, the panch members and villagers decide to open schools

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