Ram, Sita and Luxman

A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The scene of Dandakaranya (Dandak Forest). It belongs to epic Ramayana during the time of exile. The artist has depicted Vishnu in the image of Ram (as incarnation of Narayana). The god is sitting on lotus throne, wearing a vanamala, jewelries, kaustubhmani and pitambara. He is putting a Vaishnava mark on his forehead. The arrow-case and bow is attached on the branch of tree. Sita is also shown in royal attire sitting on left side of Ram. But Lakshman is shown in vanvasi costume, is bringing an injured deer from the left side. In this painting, men in dhoti and uttariya, and the lady is dressed in ghanghara choli and odhani.