Bazuband with Hanuman

Size:

3,5 x 5,0 cm

Weight 22,1 grams

Region:

Rajasthan, North India

Age/Period:

19th century

Material:

Silver

Condition:

Very good, signs of use.

Description:

A bazuband, an amulett worn on the upper arm with a cotton string

A kneeling Hanuman, the general of the monkey-king Sukriva

In the Ramayana he is helping Ram to get back his wife Sita from Ravanna, the demon-king

People pray to him for devotion, love and courage (bhakti)

09a-65 – EBSE