Finest Surviving Illustrated Manuscript of the Ramayana Now Digitised and Available Online

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Over 370 stunning paintings from the 17th century manuscript now digitised. You can turn the pages of the digital Ramayana on www.bl.uk/ramayana

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Over 370 stunning paintings from the 17th century manuscript now digitised.
You can turn the pages of the digital Ramayana on www.bl.uk/ramayana

INDIA---The Ramayana is one of the ancient epics of India, telling the stirring tale of Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his wife, Sita, following her abduction by the ten-headed demon king Ravana. A major partnership between the British Library and CSMVS Museum in Mumbai has brought together a vividly illustrated 17th century manuscript of the story online, digitally reuniting over 600 folios which have been split between organisations in the UK and India for the last 150 years. The project is unique as it is not just across India and UK but re-unites the beautiful 17th century manuscript using digitisation and technology to enable wider access to a global audience. “ [link]