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
Vali (Ramayana)
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Vali also known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was the husband of Tara, the son of Indra, the elder brother of Sugriva, and the father of Angada.
A stone bas relief at Banteay Srei in Cambodia depicts the combat between Vali and Sugriva. In the middle, the two brothers are shown fighting. To the right, Rama fires his bow. To the left, Vali lies dying in the arms of another monkey.
Killing of Vali
The miniature panel in Pullamangai, Pasupathi Koil, Thanjavur captures the scene of Vali's death. Tara his wife, Angada his son, his brother Sugreeva and other Vanaras are lamenting his death.