1.0MAPhttps://map-india.orgSneha Bennurakarhttps://map-india.org/author/sneha-bennurakarmap-india-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9VCDxWWM2B"><a href="https://map-india.org/exhibition/book-of-gold-the-kanchana-chitra-ramayana-of-banaras-2/">Book of Gold: The Kanchana Chitra Ramayana of Banaras</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://map-india.org/exhibition/book-of-gold-the-kanchana-chitra-ramayana-of-banaras-2/embed/#?secret=9VCDxWWM2B" width="600" height="338" title="“Book of Gold: The Kanchana Chitra Ramayana of Banaras” — MAP" data-secret="9VCDxWWM2B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://map-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Website-Image-1440-x-810-31-1.png1440810Discover the incredible story of the Kanchana Chitra Ramayana (Golden Illustrated Ramayana), an ambitious project commissioned by the royal court of Banaras in the eighteenth century. Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh (r. 12 September 1795 – 4 April 1835) inherited his kingdom under intriguing political circumstances. In 1794, his father Mahip Narayan signed a treaty with […]