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Shadow Puppet

Rama Bergawa. Shadow puppet from Java, Indonesia, made from Buffalo hide, E. 20th Century. Rama Bergawa-the sixth avatar of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yuga, and is the son of Jamadagni and Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-with-the-axe.

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