Hanuman making his presence known to Sita. Numbered folio 50. 196 by 350 mm; page 232 by 383 mm. Hanuman offers to carry Sita away to safety, but she declines fearing the retributions of the titans.
Angada encourages the monkeys to stay in the grove
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Angada encouraging the monkeys to stay. Numbered folio 99. 201 by 354 mm; page 228 by 380 mm. Dadhimukha is upset at the devastation of Sugriva’s grove, and attempts to restrain the monkeys, who find support from Hanuman and Angada.
Hanuman arriving on the island of Lanka. Numbered folio 2. 210 by 332 mm; page 240 by 373 mm. Hanuman crouches by a hillock in the foreground, pondering how he should enter Ravana’s palace without disturbing the guards. He subsequently makes the decision to reduce himself to the size of a ca...
Hanuman observing Lanka at night. Numbered folio 3. 207 by 330 mm; page 232 by 357 mm. Hanuman is perched on the roof of Ravana’s palace, which has its own moat, and he is also seen on the domed roofs of the main city on the right.
Rama and Lakshmana listen to Hanuman's tale of his journey
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Rama and Lakshmana listen to Hanuman. Numbered folio 107. 199 by 343 mm; page 235 by 380 mm. Hanuman gives his account of Lanka and its strength and urges that Rama and Lakshmana set out for Lanka at the next propitious hour in order to rescue Sita.
Hanuman about to leave Lanka. Numbered folio 84. 200 by 343 mm; page 235 by 377 mm. Hanuman breaks his bonds and scales the mountain Arishta, the rocks crumbling beneath his great weight, and prepares to leap into the air to fly home.
Hanuman in the Ashoka grove. Numbered folio 33. 210 by 356 mm; page 245 by 390 mm. From a position high in a Shingshapa tree Hanuman observes Sita attended by a band of female titans; Ravana arrives with female attendants and begs Sita to marry him.
Hanuman is brought before Ravana and his tail set alight
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Hanuman brought before Ravana. Numbered folio 75. 201 by 350 mm; page 240 by 385 mm. Hanuman determines not to resist the power of Brahma, and is bound by the titans and taken to Ravana for questioning.
Rama and Lakshmana travelling to Lanka with the monkeys. Numbered folio 109. 199 by 348 mm; page 235 by 380 mm. Published: Losty (1978), fig.3. Rama rides on the shoulders of Hanuman and Lakshmana on Angada, and another monkey carries their tiger-skin.