This character of wooden doll puppet (Wayang Golek) is Hanuman. Hanuman is one of most important figure in Hindu epic, The Ramayana. He is a white monkey warrior who helped Lord Rama leading the monkey army to fight the demon king Rahvana.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Hanuman
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He's amazing! His expression is captivating. Reminds me of the Cat In The Hat for some odd reason. Looks a bit too cheerful to be a warrior, but perhaps because he knows victory is assured, he's smiling? Wonderful photo, Harry!
-Kim
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This white Monkey is very sympathique !
For something that has what looks like fangs, he has a very sympathetic face (what we'd call "maamo").
And it's not just puppet theater that I'd like to watch. I've just realized that I haven't read the Ramayana or Mahabharata. I better find myself a good translation/narration.
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