Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v4.c16.s17.6

v4.c16.s17.6

In the left top corner, the monkey and the Brahman appear once more, the Brahman evidently in an apologetic attitude and the monkey no longer very friendly on account of the misbehaviour of the Brahman. In this episode the monkey is showing the Brahman the way out of the forest. There is a pair of deer in front of the monkey who appear to be friendly with him, because they are also noticed looking at the monkey near the bottom of the fresco, where he had shaken the Brahman from his back. In this scene the deer, as is indicated by their raised necks and wild stare, show their disapproval of the ungrateful character of the Brahman.