
1680–1750
Sita, who accompanied her husband and brother-in-law into the forest for a 14-year exile, points to a magical golden deer. She points too to her husband Rama, the blue-skinned divine hero, entreating him to catch the creature for her to have as a beguiling pet. He is unwilling to leave her, but he will, falling for a demon’s ploy to abduct Sita.