Museum Exhibition
Epic of the Northwest Himalayas: Pahari Paintings from the “‘Shangri’ Ramayana”
Cleveland Museum of Art
April 18, 2026 – August 15, 2026
Exhibition artworks
Representative work
King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayana
c. 1700–1725
Gum tempera and ink on paper
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Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
c. 1700–1725
Gum tempera and ink on paper
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Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
c. 1700
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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Sita asks Rama to fetch the golden deer, from the “Shangri” Ramayana
c. 1700–1725
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayana
c. 1700–25
Gum tempera and ink on paper
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Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana
c. 1700
Gum tempera and ink on paper
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