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Page 134
... Rāmāyaṇa . While the unity of the Mahabhārata has been disrupted by interpolations , the unity of the second epic , the Rāmāyaṇa , has been remarkably preserved . It is less an epic than a romance , recounting the story of prince Rāma ...
... Rāmāyaṇa . While the unity of the Mahabhārata has been disrupted by interpolations , the unity of the second epic , the Rāmāyaṇa , has been remarkably preserved . It is less an epic than a romance , recounting the story of prince Rāma ...
Page 237
... Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata , shadow and masked plays and dances utilizing music play important communal roles , while in less urbanized areas , in lieu of musical plays , chants and songs in spirit worship and rituals are sung in ...
... Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata , shadow and masked plays and dances utilizing music play important communal roles , while in less urbanized areas , in lieu of musical plays , chants and songs in spirit worship and rituals are sung in ...
Page 245
... Rāmāyaṇa are performed , and major pup- pet figures represent Rāma , his consort Sītā , the monkey Hanuman , and Rāvaṇa , a ten - headed demon king who kidnaps Sītā . Khmer peasant figures have been inserted as rustic clowns in every ...
... Rāmāyaṇa are performed , and major pup- pet figures represent Rāma , his consort Sītā , the monkey Hanuman , and Rāvaṇa , a ten - headed demon king who kidnaps Sītā . Khmer peasant figures have been inserted as rustic clowns in every ...
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