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# Rama

Rama or Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, is shown with two hands, his left hand resting on an ornate bow and the left is posed to hold a (missing) arrow. A makara-topped quiver hangs behind his right shoulder. The bow is usually missing but in this case it was cast in one piece with the figure;

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1750–1850 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-16-1909](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-16-1909) · Pramāṇa
