The abduction of Sita by Ravana from Panchavati and the bird Jatayu trying to save Sita

This painting depicts the crucial event of the abduction of Sita from Panchvati where she was living with her husband Rama. Showing a multiplicity of events in the same painting, the artist has incorporated two events from the story, the abduction of Sita and the great bird Jatayu trying to obstruct him from doing it.

Kind

artefact

Date

1766–1799 CE