Hanuman Leaps Across the Ocean
<p>This painting from the National Museum, New Delhi depicts Hanumān crossing the ocean to reach Lanka and is from a folio from the Shangri Rāmāyaṇa from the 18th century. As he passes through the glistening rain-filled clouds in the sky, disappearing then appearing once again from behind the clouds, In the words of Valmiki, Hanumān appears, as he flies through the sky, “like the moon who shines and is hidden alternately”. On seeing Hanumān flying past, celestial beings such as the devas and gandharvas shower him with floral blossoms. Specifically, the folio depicts the moment when Hanumān has just taken a gigantic leap from the Mahendra mountain. Hanumān flies in the sky with effortless ease, his long wrap fluttering in the wind. Far beneath him, from the depths of the ocean emerges gigantic Mainaka mountain.</p>
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