Shri Rama Navami good wishes to all Hindus. Here& #39;s a glorious life size 500+ year old Vijayanagara era carving of Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Sugreeva & Angada. Now how do we tell Rama & Lakshmana apart considering that they are so similar? See next tweet for more info. #RamNavami

Both Shri Rama & Lakshmana wear the Kiritamukuta(crown), hold Kodanda(bow) with their left arms & with their right arms gently embracing the figures next to them. Here& #39;s where the shilpi has left us a major clue. Observe the feet. Rama& #39;s feet r missing Padaraksha(footwear)
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This is in line with what& #39;s written in the Ramayana, specifically what happens at Chitrakoota, when Bharatha pleads Rama to Ayodhya. When Rama doesn& #39;t relent, Bharatha requests Rama to give him his sandals, which he takes back to Ayodhya & places them below the throne (3)

Bharatha never assumes the throne, he keeps the padaraksha of Rama at Ayodhya as a token & while himself staying outside Ayodhya. Even during all those years of vanavaasa, it was Shri Rama who continued to rule Ayodhya. Shri Rama never left Ayodhya; not then, not now, not ever.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕉️" title="Om symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Om symbol">

If you are interested in knowing more about the above sculptures, I have written a detailed post on the Temple it is from. https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/1245015547424600067?s=19">https://twitter.com/_ugra_/st...

Regarding Hanuman, Sugreeva & Angada. Rama is accompanied by Hanuman & Angada. Observe Hanuman& #39;s reverence for Rama, hand covering mouth & a slight bow representing total devotion. While Lakshmana gently embraces Sugreeva. Female figurine seen there is not Sita. She& #39;s an Apsara.