A Kalighat painting, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, ca. 1890, from Kolkata, showing King Dasaratha lying prone attended by three women, the Ramayana's account of Dasaratha, father of Rama, dying of grief after Rama's forced exile. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number IS.316-1961, South and South East Asia Collection.
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RegionKolkata, the center of Kalighat painting production in colonial Bengal. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Kolkata directly: "1890, from Kolkata, showing King Dasaratha lying prone attended by three women, the Ramayana's account of Dasaratha, father of Rama, dying of grief after Rama's forced exile."
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The V&A's own title and description name Dasharatha directly, lying prone attended by three women, the Ramayana's own account of the king's death from grief after Rama's forced exile.
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