Government of India
Cave 17
- Mahākapi
Description :
Story:
This painting is found in two caves and is more or less a vertical panel.
Story:
A king and his entourage discover an exceptionally fragrant fruit tree that is home to a troop of monkeys. The huntsmen fire arrows at the monkeys, whose leader stretches his body across the river to help the troop escape. This astonishes the king, who has the monkey captured. He then asks the monkey to tell him about the virtues of a good king.
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