This is folio 22 from the Ayodhyakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows elderly ladies trying to persuade Kaikeyi (top); worried courtiers and attendants (bottom).
Rodziewicz believed that Building B was the latest structure to be found in all of the domestic quarter then excavated. It was constructed in the second half of the 6th century AD and did not go out of use before the middle of the 7th century. The rectangular layout included four rooms of a similar size set in a row. Three small units (b1-b4) were added on to the front elevation in the 7th century. The structure appears to have served some domestic purposes, either as stores or workshops. The walls survived relatively high only in the eastern part. The remaining walls, especially the western elevation and the partition walls preserved only the bottom parts. The foundations of most of these walls., made of loose small stones, furnace refuse, and brick debris, were rather shallow, reaching no more than 0.80-1.00 m below the occupational levels, that is, ca. 0.50-0.60 m above the mosaic floors found underneath. Some sections of the walls of the building B were reconstructed in the seventies. The need to uncover surviving mosaics of the house alpha, as well as overall plan of the mosaic exhibition required the removal of both some of these low-surviving Late Roman walls and fragments reconstructed in the seventies (Final Report).
In order to protect the mosaics within their original context, a 15 x 12 m shelter was built to prevent damage from detrimental atmospheric factors, especially rainwater. The shelter protects the mosaic floors from direct sunshine (staving the risk of thermal expansion) and possible damage from visitors. As they are situated 1.5 m below ground level, a footbridge was constructed for viewers. There are no internal supports to conflict aesthetically with the remaining ancient ruins. The shelter's outer wall was designed to adjust to the existing walls of the Byzantine building. In places where the walls did not survive or were preserved in lower course, new walls made of security glass panels were introduced. For more details on the shelter design, refer to the Final Report or the Progress Reports.
This is folio 9 from the Uttarakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows four Vedas praying to Rama (top left); attendants (bottom).
This is folio 34 from the Uttarakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Garuda and Kakabhusundi discussing various events of Rama's life which are illustrated from top to bottom.
This is folio 49 from the Uttarakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Garuda bowing to Kakabhusundi (top left); Garuda asking Kaka why he was born as a crow.
This is folio 32 from the Uttarakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Garuda going to Brahma following Narada's advice (top); Brahma asking him to go to Shiva's abode (centre right); Shiva and Parvati on Kailasa with Ganesha (bottom).
This is folio 31 from the Uttarakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Shiva and Parvati on Kailasa (top right); Garuda going to Lanka to cut Rama's Nagapasha (bottom left); Narada advising Garuda to go to Lanka to cut Rama's Nagapasha.
This is folio 6 from the Ayodhyakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Gods beseeching Sarasvati to hinder the coronation of Rama; in the palace; ladies playing on musical instruments; Dasharatha with courtiers; people eagerly awaiting Rama's coronation.
This is folio 64 from the Lankakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Gods returning in vimanas (top); Shiva praying to Rama (Center); Bibhisana imploring Rama to enter Lanka (bottom right).
This is folio 83 from the Balakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Gods born as monkeys (top right); Rishi Sranga invited by Dasharatha to ritual (yajna) (top left); Yajna (bottom); Dasharatha distributing milk among his queens.
This is folio 126 from the Ayodhyakanda chapter of the Ramcharit Manas manuscript. The illustration shows Gods requesting Sarasvati to delude Bharata's mind (top right); Vasishtha addressing Rama (left); Sita with Kausalya (center left); Bharata speaking (bottom).