Sugriva

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Crafts Museum
New Delhi, India

Surgriva, a monkey god, is the younger brother of Bali, whom he succeeded as the ruler of the vanara or monkey kingdom, Kishkindha.

He is the son of Surya, or the Sun god. As king of the monkeys, Sugriva helped Rama liberate Sita from captivity, when she was abducted by the ten-headed demon king Ravana.

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Title: Sugriva
Creator: Unknown
Location: Maharashtra
Provenance: Maharashtra
Type: Wood, Pigment

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