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148 W College St. Oberlin, OH 44074-1545

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Number

Subject of Painting

Artist

Description

B102Scene from MahabharataLalita DeviBride Saviti brings husband back from the dead (3/4 size)
103WeddingLalita DeviWeeping bride leaves village of her childhood
B104WeddingLalita DeviWeeping bride is carried in palanquin to groom's home
B105Jitia CeremonyLalita DeviBride participates in ceremonial feeding of husband's relatives - especially children
B118"P", Bride's Fertility CeremoniesLalita DeviBride participates in ceremonies to enhance her fertility
B119"Q", Wedding CeremoniesLalita DeviBride and groom participate in wedding ceremonies and circumambulate the sacred fire
B120"Q-B", Wedding Tali CompetitionLalita DeviBride and groom's party engage in garland competition and other wedding games
B123WeddingLalita DeviBride is dressed for wedding by female relatives, then joins her parents before scared fire
B124WeddingLalita DeviBride bids farewell to her father by touching his feet, amidst preparations to leave for her husband's village
B125WeddingLalita DeviBride and mother embrace and weep as bride prepares to leave for her husband's village
B144Das AvatarLalita DeviTen incanations of Vishnu
B145Scene from RamayanaLalita DeviRavan's abduction of Sita
B146Scene from RamayanaLalita DeviEvent from the Ramayana in which Ram's half brother, Bharat Milap, meets the exiled Ram
167Scene from RamayanaKrishnanand JhaRavana threatening Sita under Ashoka tree. Hanuman hiding in the tree.
172Scene from RamayanaKrishnanand JhaAbduction of Sita
189Scene from RamayanaArun Kumar Lal DasWhile Sita is dwelling in forest exile with Rama and Lakshmana, she sends Rama to catch a golden deer. While he is away, she is abducted by Ravana. In this picture, he takes her away in a horse-drawn chariot. She sits inside, tears streaming down her face.
190Scene from RamayanaNarmada DeviAfter Sita was abducted by Ravana, King of the Demons, Prince Rama had to fight him in battle to rescue her. To show the citizens of his kingdom that she was pure, Sita enters into a fire. The God of Fire then bears witness to her purity and she emerges unsinged.
212Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviSita's ordeal by fire
213Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviSita's ordeal by fire
214Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviShabari feeding Lakshmana and Rama
222Scene from RamayanaVinita JhaRama and Lakshmana confer with the leaders of their monkey army to plan their attack on Lanka.
B280Scene from RamayanaBaua DeviAbduction of Sita
391Scene from RamayanaManjul DeviRama propitiating the Goddess
B502Bride Carried in Doli (Palanquin)Gopal Prasad SahaA typical (fashionable) way to transport women from one village to another
B504Household Work in VillageGopal Prasad SahaHusking rice
B505Grinding Wheat/Preparing ChapatisGopal Prasad SahaMultiple steps in the preparation of chapatis
507Life History CGopal Prasad SahaScene of Gopal Prasad Saha's life after he was crippled
508Life History DGopal Prasad SahaWedding scene (Gopal Prasad Saha's wedding?)
526Scene from RamayanaGopal Prasad SahaHanuman visits Sita
528Pond FishermenGopal Prasad SahaPond fisherman using nets
B534Sama Chakeba FestivalGopal Prasad SahaWomen sitting in a circle in the evening by lamplight, sing Sama Chakeba songs and telling the Sama Chakeba story
B597Dos Avatar (Vishnu's Ten Incarnations)Vimla DuttaTen "descents" of Vishnu into the world
602Scene from RamayanaSantosh Kumar DasAhalya had been cursed by her husband to turn into a stone. She could only return to life when the dust from the feet of Prince Rama fell upon the stone. Rama and his brother Lakshmana came through the forest one day on the way back from destroying the demons that were interferring with Vishvamitra's sacrifice. When he passed by the stone, Ahalya returned to her human form and he blessed her.
B603Scene from RamayanaSantosh Kumar DasSita about to present her wedding garland to Rama. (3/4 size)
642Scene from RamayanaSushila DeviThe Ferry Man, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana
B738Scene from RamayanaJagadamba DeviHanuman rescusing Rama and Lakshmana
739Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviHanuman rescusing Rama and Lakshmana
740Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviHanuman and the sea monster
741Scene from RamayanaLalitha DeviHanuman goes for the herb to save Lakshmana
B765Scene from RamayanaKrishnananda JhaRavana's sister, the demoness Shurpanakha, threatens to eat Sita, so Rama commands Lakshmana to cut off her nose.
B809Scene from RamayanaArun Kumar DasArjun's charioteer, Lord Krishna, teaches the lessons of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjun
B810Scene from RamayanaShanti DeviHanuman, Ram's faithful devotee, discovers where Sita has been imprisoned in Sri Lanka
B827Scene from RamayanaLalita DeviRam's release of Ahilya Uddhar from her imprisonment in a stone
B830Shiva With His FamilyLeela DeviLord Shiva with wife Parvati atop a bull (Shiva's vehicle), with their sons Skanda and Ganesh on either side of the bull
B837Bhagavad Purana, Rasa LilaHira DeviLord Krishna dancing with village gopis (milkmaids)
B842Holi in JitwarpurHira DeviHoli festival celebrations in Jitwarpur village
B843Bhagavad PuranaHira DeviYoung Krishna being cared for by his adopted mother, Yashoda
B844Scene from RamayanaHira DeviThe hero, Rama, and the villain, Ravan, engaged in mortal combat in Sri Lanka
B851GaneshMaya DeviLord Ganesh, son of Lord Shiva and the Goddess Parvathi
B852DurgaMaya DeviThe Goddess Durga (the "Inaccessible"), one of Lord Shiva's shaktis, or female powers
B853Bhagavad PuranaSaguni MandalLord Krishna playing with the village gopis (milkmaids)
B855Bhagavad Purana, Rasa LilaSaguni MandalLord Krishna with his flute and dancing with Radha, his favorite gopi