A resplendent Rama-durbar painting to add to the auspiciousness of your home. The Hindustani word ‘durbar’ translates to court; and indeed what a glamorous court of Lord Rama this is. The Lord and His wife, the sacredly beautiful Devi Seeta, are seated on a throne at the centre of the composition. It is upholstered in red velvet and gilt with gold to convey the cosmic glamour of the Vishnu and Lakshmi avataras (incarnations; Rama-Seeta are considered the ihalokiya incarnations of Vishnu-Lakshmi).
The brothers of Rama surround the divine couple. The throne is flanked by Bharata and Shatrughna, sons of Queen Sumitra and Queen Kaikeyi, while Lakshmana, son of Queen Sumitra, kneels on the floor before them (these are the co-wives of Queen Kaushalya, mother of Rama). On the other side of the throne prostrates the great Lord Hanuman, celebrated for His unconditional love and devotion for Rama. While Hanuman makes an offering of a lotus to the Lord and Lakshmana joins His hands in the namaskaram mudra, Bharata and Shtraughna look lovingly over their brother and sister-in-law.
The dense adornment of the figures and the crowns on each of their heads have been executed in skilful gilding. These thin gold leaf embellishments are a characteristic of classical South Indian art. More of this, that also in luxuriant proportions, are to be found along all four edges of the work, especially the upper edge made to resemble the architecture of a temple entrance.
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