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A depiction of Rama, the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who takes the form of a prince. According to Hindu belief, he came to earth as the embodiment of virtue and chivalry. 

On the right, Rama and his younger brother Lakshmana shoot arrows at the ten-headed demon Ravana, King of Lanka. As narrated in the Ramayana, Ravana abducted Rama’s wife Sita and took her back to his palace on the island of (Sri) Lanka. With the help of his brother Lakshmana and an army of monkeys led by Hanuman (the monkey god), Rama was able to defeat Ravana’s armies and lay siege to Lanka. Flying above them is the tiny figure of Hanuman, the monkey god. On the bridge is Hanuman's army of monkeys and bears beyond which is Sri Lanka where Ravana's palace fort is in flames.