Artistic .26 Folkloric Depictions Of Sugriva Sugriva

this tympanum khmer temple of banteay srei depicts sugriva fighting brother bali. right, rama poised shoot arrow @ vali.



the combat of sugriva brother vali favorite motif of khmer sculptors contributing angkorian temples , monuments near siem reap in cambodia.
a detailed , moving tympanum @ 10th century hindu temple of banteay srei depicts combat of brothers, rama s intervention , vali s death in arms of monkey.
a bas-relief @ 12th-century temple of angkor wat shows fight between brothers, arrival of rama , vali lying on death-bed, mourned many other monkeys. scene shows sugriva , rama entering alliance. large bas-relief depicts battle of lanka between rama , sugriva s army of monkeys , ravana s army of rakshasas.
the fight between vali , sugriva represented @ lesser-known 13th century angkorian temple of preah pithu.