Title

'The Death of Maricha', 1920. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Death of Maricha', 1920. A scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Maricha takes the form of a golden deer and is killed by Rama, an avatar of the God Vishnu. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920]

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM20A33_089

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,8Mb (3,0Mb) / 12,8in x 18,5in / 3831 x 5544 (300dpi)

Keywords

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