A scene from the Ramayana, an ancient
Sanskritepic. Depicted here are several stages of the War of Lanka, with the monkey army of the protagonist
Rama (top left, blue figure) fighting the demon army of the king of Lanka,
Ravana, to save Rama's kidnapped wife
Sita. The three-headed figure of the demon general
Trisiras occurs in several places – most dramatically at the bottom left, where he is shown beheaded by
Hanuman.