Pooja box depicting episodes of Ramapattabhisheka & Chudamani
Unknown Artist
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
A pooja box is like a portable shrine. This box is designed as a travel companion for a devotee of Rama. This one depicts a profusely gilded image of Rama enthroned and of Anjaneya (Hanuman) meeting the captive Sita in the Ashokavatika (garden) in Lanka.
Tempera on panel
21.5 x 29.0cm
2019.332
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