Sanjay Patel's "The Little Book of Hindu Deities"

Click on thumbnails to view more images on artist's site:

Sanjay Patel's "Ramayana: Divine Loophole"

Sanjay Patel's retelling of the Hindu epic Ramayana contains more than a hundred illustrations. Click thumbnails to visit Divine Loophole gallery on artist's site:

Nina Paley's Sita Sings the Blues

Animator/cartoonist Nina Paley's interpretation of the Ramayana utilizes diverse styles and novel approaches in the retelling of a traditional epic as an animated feature film.

Click left thumbnail to learn more about the film on the Sita Sings the Blue site.

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

A couple of Ramayana illustrations from illustrator Nilesh Mistry:

Illustration from 'Traditional Tales From India', published by Belitha Press.

An illustration from The Story of Divaali, published by Barefoot Books.

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.

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

Thai mural depiction of the same mermaid character in an earlier scene in the epic.

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

Sachin Nagar's illustrations for "Ravana"

Artwork from graphic novel Ravana: Roar of the Demon King.

The titular character, Ravan, is a demon king from Hindu mythology. Click on thumbnails to visit the illustrator's image post on CGTantra.

Raja Ravi Varma's "Descent of Ganga" and "Demigod Jatayu vs demon Ravana"

Strictly speaking, the late Raja Ravi Varma, best known for his paintings of scenes from Hindu epics, was not a fantasy artist. But considering the influences of traditional mythology on modern fantasy, the artist whose work shaped the Indian imagination of the epics is IMHO still relevant.