The Art of Storytelling: Scenes from the Ramayana on Panels from a Lost Post-Gupta Temple at Rajaona, Bihar

This article focuses on two exquisitely carved stone panels from Rajaona in Lakhisarai district, Bihar, depicting animated scenes from the Ramayana. The panels were first reported by Frederick Asher in 1986 and since his concise overview no further analysis has been forthcoming. This article seeks t...

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Main Author: Greaves, Laxshmi Rose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2022
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2022, Volume: 16, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 249-295
Further subjects:B temple iconography
B Rājaona
B early Latina shrine
B temple sculpture
B visual Rāmāyaṇa
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