Credits
The site has two sets of pictures; the switch on the home page chooses between them. The credits for the set you are seeing come first.
Paintings Wikimedia Commons
The paintings are in the public domain or released under CC0, and come from Wikimedia Commons. The holding museum and the full licence statement are on each painting’s Commons page.
- Banner: Rāma’s journey, Hanumān and Vālmīki (trial). Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Introduction: Narada visits Valmiki. Anonymous (Indian). Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 1: The Sage Vishvamitra Requests from King Dasharatha the Assistance of His Son Rama. Workshop active in the First generation after Nainsukh. Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 2: Rama, Sita and Lakshmana Cross the Ganga, Folio from a Ramayana series. Painter from the First Generation after Nainsukh. Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 3: Anonymous - Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita, Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series - 1974.148 - Metropolitan Museum of Art. anonymous. Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 4: Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Lake Pampa, From the Mewar Ramayana. Unknown. Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 5: Sita accepting a jewel from Hanumana sent by Rama, 1800s. Original uploader was Sridhar1000 at te.wikipedia. Public domain.
- Kāṇḍa 6: The Monkey Leader Angada Steals Ravana's Crown from His Fortress MET DP227582. Manaku. CC0.
Illustrations Gemini placeholders
The illustrations are placeholders generated with Gemini, to be replaced by a commissioned artist.
- Banner: Rāma’s journey from Ayodhyā to Laṅkā, with Hanumān and Vālmīki. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Introduction: Nārada visits Vālmīki. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 1: Rāma breaks Śiva’s bow. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 2: Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa leave Ayodhyā. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 3: The golden deer. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 4: Hanumān meets Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 5: Hanumān gives Rāma’s ring to Sītā. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
- Kāṇḍa 6: Building the bridge to Laṅkā. Generated with Gemini (placeholder).
Text, recitation, fonts
The Sanskrit text is from valmikiramayan.net. The recitation by Sriram Harisitaramamurti Ghanapāṭhī is on archive.org. The fonts are Siddhanta, EB Garamond and Noto Serif Devanagari.