On the occasion of Lord Shri Ram’s return to Ayodhya on 22nd January and the temple consecration ceremony, an exhibition based on the theme “Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram in Indian Painting” was inaugurated in the architecturally historic palace of Hamid Manzil’s Rampur Raza library and museum, situated in the center of the city in Uttar Pradesh.
The special exhibition showcases manuscripts of Ramayana in different languages preserved in the library and rare printed books for instance Ramayana translated into Persian by Mulla Masih Panipati in 1627, Ramleela written by Ghasiram in Urdu of the 18th century, Kissa Ram written by Ahmed Khan Gafalat in 1825, Pandit Jwala Prasad Mishra’s commentary on Ramayana written by Shri Goswami Tulsidas, Valmiki Ramayana written by Valmiki observations by Pandit Rajaram a Sanskrit Professor along with Raja Ram Verma’s 1847 explanatory notes on Adhyatma Ramayana Setu and notable Ramayana related manuscripts and blow-ups of Ramayana are displayed. In this exhibition, one will not only get the history of Rampur but will also get ample opportunity to understand “India and its distinct culture”.
