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Amorous Scenes from Ramayana

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These are reliefs from the exterior of the royal funerary carriage house in Wat Xieng Thong. They depict scenes from the Ramayana, a popular source of inspiration for artists throughout Southeast Asia. It was somewhat surprising to find these amorous scenes in a Wat.