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Valmiki teaches the Ramayana to Rama's sons Rabindranath Tagore, dressed in a simple robe, performs as Valmiki beside his niece Indira Devi, in ornate attire and headdress, portraying the goddess Lakshmi on stage. Valmiki being inspired to write the Ramayana Painting of the poet Valmiki seated, holding a manuscript and teaching the Ramayana to Kusa and Lava, who sit attentively with another figure and two deer nearby. Ramlila (Ramleela) performance Crowds of devotees line up outside the newly built Ram Mandir Temple in Ayodhya, India, as security personnel oversee the entrance one day after the consecration ceremony.
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Valmiki teaches the Ramayana to Rama's sons
Scenes from the Balakanda (childhood canto) of the Ramayana, including Valmiki...
© British Library Board (Add. 15295); from the British Library Archive
Rabindranath Tagore in Valmiki Pratibha
Alongside his niece in the role of the goddess Lakshmi, Rabindranath Tagore playing...
© Historic Collection/Alamy
Valmiki being inspired to write the Ramayana
A painting from Udaipur of Valmiki witnessing the killing of the male krauncha...
© British Library Board (Add. 15295); from the British Library Archive
Valmiki with Kusha and Lava
The poet Valmiki teaching the Ramayana to Kusha and Lava, the twin sons...
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Ramlila (Ramleela) performance
An Indian performance artist playing the part of the Hindu god Rama during a production...
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Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
Devotees lining up at the Ram Mandir (Rama temple) in Ayodhya, India, the day after...
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