Contents
Foreword
Preface
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Narrative Art
2. Andhra Art
II. IMPACT OF VAISNAVISM
1. Narayana - Visnu
2. Vasudeva Cult
3. Visnu – Narayana – Vasudeva - Krsna
4. Rise and Spread of Vaisnavism
5. Sri Vaisnavism
6. Emergence and Significance of the Cult of Rama
7. Rama in Indian Epigraphs
III. TEXTUAL VARIATIONS
1. Bala-Kanda
2. Ayodhya-Kanda
3. Aranya-Kanda
4. Kiskindha-Kanda
5. Sundara-Kanda
6. Yuddha-Kanda
IV. NARRATIVE PANELS OF THE RAMAYANA
1. Bala-Kanda
2. Ayodhya-Kanda
3. Aranya-Kanda
4. Kiskindha-Kinda
5. Sundara-Kanda
6. Yuddha-Kanda
V. STRAY EPISODES OF THE RAMAYANA
1. Bala-Kanda
2. Ayodhya-Kanda
3. Aranya-Kanda
4. Kiskindha-Kanda
5. Sundara-Kanda
6. Yuddha-Kanda
List of Plates
1. The Sacrificial Horse
2. The Brahmanas and the Cows
3. Performance of Putrakamesti by Rsyas'rriga
4. Distribution of Payasa
5. Rama, Bharata, Laksmana and Satrughna
6. Visvamirra and Das'aratha
7. Visvamitra, Dasaratha, Rama and Laksmana
8. Visvamitra, and Dasaratha
9. Visvamitra and Rama
10. Visvamitra, Rama and Laksmana
11. Rama Protecting the Sacrifice and the Redemption of Ahalya
12. Visvamitra and Rama
13. The Marriage of Rama and Sita
14. Kaikeyi, Rama and Sita
15. Sumanta, Rama, Sita
16. Kaikeyi and Dasaratha
17. Bharata Carrying the Sandals on an Elephant
18. Rama and Sita in Pancavati
19. Rama With the Sages
20. Surphanakha and Laksmana
21. Rama, Laksmana and Sita
22. Surphanakha and Khara
23. Rama killing Khara, Tris'ira and Dusana
24. Surphanakha and Ravana
25. Ravana and Maricha
26. Sita and Rama and the deer
27. Rama and the Deer and the Death of Maricha
28. Sita and Laksmana
29. Ravana (in the form of Mendicant) Before Sita
30. Ravana (in his Original form) Before Sita
31. Ravana and Sita on Chariot and Ravana's Fight with Jatayu
32. Fall of Ornaments and the Vanaras
33. Rama and Laksmana (after the Abduction of Sita)
34. Rama, Laksmana and Jatayu
35. Rama and Sugriva
36. Rama Cutting off the Seven Sala Trees
37&38. Sugriva and Bali
39. Tara and Bali
40. Duel Between Vali and Sugriva
41. Bali and Sugriva
42&43. Rama, Arigada, Bali and Tara
44. Cremation of Bali, Angada and Sugriva
45. Sugriva as king
46. Tara, Sugriva' and Laksmana
47. Rama Giving Ring to Hanumana
48. Hanumana and Sampati
49. Hanumana and the Ocean
50. Hanuman's Search in Lanka
51. Ravana and Sita, Hanumana Sitting on the Asokan tree
52. Hanumana Giving Ring to Sita
53. Sita' Giving Cudamani to Hanumana
54&55. Hanumana and Indrajit
56. Return of Hanumana
57. Rama and Laksmana
58. Angada Sitting on his Own Coiled Tail Before Ravana
59. Hanuman, Rama and Laksmana
60&61. Fight Between Rama and Ravana
62. Hanumana, Rama and Laksmana
63. Rishyasringa and Dasaratha Performing Putrakamesti
64. Dasaratha and his Queens With Children
65. Rama, Bharata, Laksmana and Sarrughna
66. Visvamirra, Dasaratha, Rama and Laksmana
67. Visvamitra, Rama and Laksmana
68. Visvamitra, Rama, Laksm'ana and the Demon
69. Rama Protecting the Sacrifice
70. The Redemption of Ahalya
71. Visvamitra, Janaka, Rama and Laksmana
72. Rama Breaking the Bow
73. The Marriage of Rama and Sita
74. Rama and Parasurama
75. Kaikeyi and Manthara, Dasaratha and Kaikeyi
76. Rama and Sita and the deer
77. Visvamitra, Rama and Laksmana Pushpagiri
78. Sravana - kumara – Krisnapatnam
79. Sravana - kumara – Srisailam
80. Mutilation of Surphanakha – Panagal
81. Sita asking for the Deer – Pushpagiri
82. Rama and the Deer – Panagal
83. Maricha in his Original form Before Rama – Panagal
84. Abduction of Sita – Tirupati
85. Abduction of Sita – Panagal
86. Vanaras Before Rama and Laksmana - Hyderabad Museum
87. Rama Cutting off the Seven Sala Frees - Krsnapatanam
88. Rama Cutting off the Seven Sala Trees – Puspagiri
89. Rama Cutting off the Seven Sala Trees – Nidikonda
90. Duel Between Bali and Sugriva – Tirupati
91. Hanuman and Sampati and the Death of Simhika – Korukonda
92. Hanumana Before Rama – Panagal
93. Hanumana Before Rama – Hyderabad
94. Fight Between Rama and Ravana – Panagal
95. Fight Between Rama and Ravana - Puspagiri