Rama Fighting Ravana

An unusual subject in reverse glass paintings, this beautiful artwork from Thanjavur depicts Lord Rama fighting Ravana. Rama is the hero of the Ramayana, a Hindu epic. In seven books, the story narrates the exile of Rama to the forest with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana, the subsequent abduction of Sita by Ravana (the demon-king of Lanka) and the rescue of Sita with the help of Sugriva the king of the monkey tribe and his minister Hanuman. After a fierce battle the city of Lanka was taken, Ravana was defeated and killed and Sita was rescued. Rama returned and was crowned to begin his glorious reign of Ayodhya.