Demonesses at Ravana's Palace
Detail from an illustration from a 16th century manuscript of Ramayana from Udaipur. This shows the ugly demonesses who are guarding Princess Sita at Ravana's palace in Sri Lanka. While Ravana lives in his luxurious palace, he is holding Sita captive in a nearby grove of Ashok trees. The women restlessly circle around their captive and torment her. As this picture shows, some of them had misshapen faces and animal heads.
रावण के महल में दानव
उदयपुर से 16वीं शताब्दी की रामायण की पांडुलिपि के एक दृष्टांत का विवरण। यह उन बदसूरत राक्षसों को दिखाता है जो श्रीलंका में रावण के महल में राजकुमारी सीता की रक्षा कर रहे हैं। रावण जहां अपने आलीशान महल में रहता है, वहीं सीता को पास के अशोक वृक्षों के उपवन में बंदी बनाकर रखता है। महिलाएं बेचैन होकर अपने बंदी के चारों ओर चक्कर लगाती हैं और उसे पीड़ा देती हैं। जैसा कि इस तस्वीर से पता चलता है, उनमें से कुछ के चेहरे और जानवरों के सिर गलत थे।
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