Ramakien: Hnang Yai Illustrations: photo 21
Photo 21 of 34 in Gallery: Ramakien: Hnang Yai Illustrations
Image title: Hanuman holding
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Hanuman holding the trunk of Erawan on which is sitting Intharachit masquerading as Phra In who is holding an arrow to hit the former. There is another demon with a long sword to hit Hanuman with [?].
Gallery information:
The images depict characters from the “Hnang Yai” puppet theater which are related to the Ramakien—Thailand's national epic representing the Siamese / Thai version of the Ramayana. The images are taken from Professor Satya Vrat Shastri’s book “Ramayana in Southeast Asia”. Hnang Yai is a traditional Thai shadow puppet theater featuring larger-than-life Ramakien characters crafted from cattle hide.
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