Raja Ravi Varma painted a series of scenes from the Ramayana. Arrange the following paintings by him in the order in which their scenes come in the story of the epic.
(A) The Coronation of Rama
(B) Rama Breaking the Sacred Bow of Siva before his Marriage to Sita
(C) Sita in Ashoka Grove
(D) Ravana abducting Sita and Opposed by Jatayu
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
(B) (first) Rama Breaking the Sacred Bow of Siva before his Marriage to Sita — the bow is broken before the marriage, so this scene opens the series.
(D) (second) Ravana abducting Sita and Opposed by Jatayu — after the marriage, Ravana carries Sita away and Jatayu tries to stop him.
(C) (third) Sita in Ashoka Grove — Sita is kept in the Ashoka Grove after her abduction.
(A) (fourth) The Coronation of Rama — Rama is crowned at the close of the epic, so this scene comes last.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean …The event depicted in this painting sequentially serves as a springboard for the next one. The story unfolds itself as each painting leaps to the succeeding one, covering in the process not only the major moments in the lives of Rama and Sita but the entire epic. Varma also painted Release of Ahalya, Rama Breaking the Sacred Bow of Siva before his Marriage to Sita, Rama, Sita and Laksmana Crossing the Saryu, Ravana abducting Sita and Opposed by Jatayu, Sita in Ashoka Grove, The Coronation of Rama, etc.” |