While returning to Ayodhya Parshurama challenges Rama for breaking the bow of lord Shiva

In the painting, the two incarnation of Vishnu - Parshurama the sixth and Rama the seventh - stand face to face. Parshurama challenges Rama for breaking Lord Shiva's bow. however, instead of the sabha-mandapa - audience hall - the artist has dramatized the event by placing it against a forest backdrop.