Keywords: Rama and Lakshmana before Jatayu who pecks at the ground.jpg Double-sided folio from a Ramayana Marwar circa 1820-40 Opaque watercolour with gold on wasli 31 x 19 6cm This folio did not belong to a manuscript illustrating Valmiki's Rayana but to a regional variation of it One side has two pictures one of Agastya giving Rama a sword and the other of Rama and Lakshmana making offerings to Jatayu; the other side has a picture of Rama and Lakshmana before Jatayu who pecks at the ground I would like to express my gratitude to Tarun Pant for kindly translating the text and commenting on the narrative circa 1820 -40 http //www indianminiaturepaintings co uk/Marwar_Ramayana_Jatayu_24-41011 html author PD-Art Ramayana Rama Lakshmana Jatayu Uploaded with VicuñaUploader |