Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Nilesh Mistry's "Duel in the Sky" and "Hanuman"

A couple of Ramayana illustrations from illustrator Nilesh Mistry:

King of the Birds battles the demon RavanaIllustration from 'Traditional Tales From India', published by Belitha Press.

Hanuman greets RamaAn illustration from The Story of Divaali, published by Barefoot Books.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Merfolk in Southeast Asian Ramayana paintings

The following Southeast Asian Ramayana paintings were photographed by Margery H. Freeman and displayed on the learnnc.org site (no affiliation with this blog). Click thumbnails to view images on Learn NC.

Hanuman courting Ravana's Mermaid daughter
Modern Balinese painting of Ravana's mermaid daughter with dark skin.

Ravana's Mermaid Daughter
Thai mural depiction of the same mermaid character in an earlier scene in the epic.
Nagini and merfolk carry stones

Another Thai Ramayana mural painting featuring a merman, a mermaid and what appears to be a nagini. (female naga)