Ramar Set, Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshmana, & Hanuman 22"

Rama which means 'one who permeates and who is present in everything and everyone' is the seventh avatar of Vishnu.  The Ramayana, which is one of the most popular stories in the Hindu tradition, tells of Ram's exploits.  As a young prince he performs heroic acts and in due course wins the beautiful Sita as his wife after succeeding in bending a great war bow. Cheated of his rightful role as successor to his father the king, he goes off into exile.  Sita and his brother Lakshman insist in going with him.   One day Sita is kidnapped by the ten-headed demon Ravana and carried off to his stronghold in the island of Lanka.  Helped by Hanuman, the god-king of the monkeys, Rama eventually defeats Ravana and his army in battle and rescues Sita. They then return to their kingdom where Rama is given his rightful place as king.

Rama is the model of reason, right action and commendable virtues.  Rama represents an ideal man, as conceived by the Hindu mind.  In the story of Ramayana, Ram's personality depicts him as the perfect son, devoted brother, true husband, trusted friend, ideal king, and a noble adversary.  Sita and Rama are the model wife and husband for all Hindus to aspire to become.

About the Golden Polish:  This bronze sculpture has been polished after casting giving it a golden shine.  Polished bronze pieces are often used in temples.  Temples prefer the polished bronze icons because the rituals involved in puja often involve bathing the bronze deity, which naturally removes the bronze patina of an older piece.  Over time and with no periodic care the golden polish will naturally dull to form a dark patina that is naturally found on aged bronze.