[INDOLOGY] Ass Head of Ravana

[Valerie J Roebuck]

I don’t think I’ve seen it in sculpture, but it seems to be the norm in Pahari and Rajput painting, e.g. the 17th century Mewar Rāmāyaṇa manuscript in the British Library: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/exhibitions/ramayana/ttplaunch.html

Valerie J Roebuck
Manchester, UK

On 14 Mar 2014, at 02:30, rajam <rajam at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Interesting information, indeed! Could I have access to the sculptural descriptions and pictures related to this information?
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> Rajam
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 13, 2014, at 5:56 AM, Dr. Rupali Mokashi <dr.rupalimokashi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Many sculptural depictions show the Ass Head as the tenth head of Ravava. What is the textual reference for this depiction?
>> Rupali Mokashi 
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