Vanara
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In Hinduism, Vanara are either monkeys, apes, or a race of forest-dwelling people.
Rama and Vanara chiefs
When Ravana carried Sita first on his shoulders and then in the chariot, she threw some of her jewels towards the monkeys
A 20th-century painting depicting a scene from the Ramayana, in which Vanaras are building a bridge to Lanka.
Sampati meeting with Vanaras painted by Balasaheb Pandit Pant Pratinidhi
Ramakien
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The Ramakien is one of Thailand's national epics. It is a Thai version of the ancient Indian Hindu epic Ramayana, and an important part of the Thai literary canon.
Ramakien mural at Wat Phra Kaew depicting the episode in which Hanuman volunteers to swallow Rama's pavilion.
Hanuman on his chariot, a scene from the Ramakien in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok.
Ramakien mural at Wat Phra Kaew depicting Thotsakan.
Thotsakan abducts Nang Sida.