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SLIDE 11 DESCRIPTION The ten-headed and twenty-armed demon Ravana (Rawana) is the villain of the Ramayana, a great Hindu epic. Ravana’s power is a result of a boon given to him by the god Brahma. Ravana obtains the boon by meditating in devotion for ten thousand years while standing in the middle of five fires. After this, he proceeds to cut off each of his heads as an offering to Brahma. Just as Ravana is about to dismember his tenth and last head, Brahma appears to the demon and grants him any wish he desires. Ravana chooses to be made invulnerable to the powers of the gods and of other demons. In the Ramayana, Ravana is so taken with the beauty of Sita (Sinta) that he devises a plan to kidnap the princess. He transforms himself into the form of a hermit to gain Sita’s trust, after which he reveals his true horrific nature. He takes her captive in his kingdom on the island of Lanka (Alengka). Rama rescues Sita with the help of the monkey general Hanuman (Hanoman). In the course of the rescue, Rama kills Ravana with a magical arrow that flies through the demon’s heart, exits through his back, enters the ocean to clean itself, and then returns to Rama’s quiver.
SLIDE 12 Muslim characters such as Umar Maya wear a turban or a special court headdress. Amir Hamzah, uncle of the prophet Muhammad, 1991 By Otong Rasta Indonesia; Bandung, West Java Wood, cloth, and mixed media From the Mimi and John Herbert Collection, F2000.86.62 Umar Maya, companion to Amir Hamzah, approx. 1980 By Pak Rohman Indonesia; Gebang, West Java Wood, cloth, and mixed media From the Mimi and John Herbert Collection, F2000.86.51
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Page 3 and 4: SLIDE 2 A lotus plant emerges from
Page 5 and 6: SLIDE 3 Arjuna’s hair is drawn up
Page 7 and 8: SLIDE 4 Bhima is characterized by a
Page 9 and 10: SLIDE 5 Ghatotkacha is characterize
Page 11 and 12: SLIDE 6 Semar carries a black medic
Page 13 and 14: SLIDE 7 Cepot is dressed in village
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Page 19 and 20: SLIDE 10 Jatayus is depicted with a
Page 21: SLIDE 11 Demons with red faces have
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Page 27 and 28: SLIDE 14 M. Ahim on his carving pla
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