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Ramayana: Part 1 is now in cinemas (released 5 November 2026). Part 2 is planned for Diwali 2027.

The Ramayana in Traditional Indian Art

Public-domain paintings of the Ramayana from Mughal, Mewar and Pahari workshops, Raja Ravi Varma and others. Traditional art, not material from the 2026 film.

Seventeenth-century Mewar painting of the battle at Lanka
Battle at Lanka, Mewar Ramayana, by Sahibdin (1649–53) (traditional art) Photo: Sahibdin / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Traditional painting of Rama by Raja Ravi Varma
Sri Rama crossing the Sarayu, by Raja Ravi Varma (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Raja Ravi Varma painting of Rama and Sita returning to Ayodhya
Bharata welcoming Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman to Ayodhya, by Raja Ravi Varma (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Pahari painting of Lakshmana serving Rama and Sita in the forest
Rama and Sita in the forest, Lakshmana removing a thorn (c. 1780) (traditional art) Photo: Ms Sarah Welch / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Hanuman carrying the mountain of herbs, traditional print
Hanuman lifting the mountain, Raja Ravi Varma (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Nineteenth-century painting of the death of Ravana
The Death of Ravana, by Fernand Cormon (1875) (traditional art) Photo: Fernand Cormon / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Raja Ravi Varma painting of Ravana striking Jatayu
Jatayu Vadha, by Raja Ravi Varma (1906) (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Mughal-era folio showing the death of King Dasharatha
The Death of King Dasharatha, folio from a Ramayana (c. 1605) (traditional art) Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Source
Painting of Queen Kaikeyi and her maid Manthara
Kaikeyi and Manthara, by M. V. Dhurandhar (1909) (traditional art) Photo: M. V. Dhurandhar / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Painting of Manthara advising Kaikeyi
Kaikeyi and Manthara, by B. P. Banerjee (1906) (traditional art) Photo: B P Banarjee / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Pahari painting of Bharata carrying Rama's sandals
Bharata returning to Ayodhya with Rama’s padukas (mid-18th century) (traditional art) Photo: Guman / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Painting of Ayodhya celebrating the birth of Rama
Ayodhya celebrates the birth of Rama and his brothers (1650–1660) (traditional art) Photo: anonymous / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Painting of Rama and Lakshmana meeting Sugriva
Rama and Lakshmana confer with Sugriva (c. 1690–1710) (traditional art) Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Painting of Vibhishana meeting Rama
Vibhishana meets Rama (before 1604) (traditional art) Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Raja Ravi Varma painting of Queen Mandodari
Mandodari, by Raja Ravi Varma (c. 1910) (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Raja Ravi Varma oleograph of Shiva
Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma (traditional art) Photo: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source
Traditional painting of Indra
Indra (c. 1820) (traditional art) Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source

Public-domain paintings of the Ramayana from Mughal, Mewar and Pahari workshops, Raja Ravi Varma and others. Traditional art, not material from the 2026 film.

Photo: Sahibdin / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source