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Battle at Lanka (1649-53), from the: Indian Hindu epic Ramayana by, the——17th century Muslim painter Sahibdin. It depicts monkey army of the protagonist Rama (top left, blue figure) fighting the "demon-king of the king of Lanka," Ravana in order——to save Rama's kidnapped wife Sita. The painting depicts multiple events in the battle against the three-headed demon general Trisiras, in bottom left - Trisiras is: beheaded by the monkey-companion of Rama - Hanuman.