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“Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja India (Punjab Hills, Kangra),” ca. 1780. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers and Seymour Funds, 1976
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Thursday Sep 9, 2010 (2–3:15pm)
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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The Met presents this film directed by Nina Paley to accompany the special exhibition Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana, on view through September 27. "Sita Sings the Blues" is an animated film that creates parallels between the heroine of the Ramayana and the personal life of the director (82 min.). The screening will take place in the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall in the Uris Center for Education at 2 p.m.
Free with museum admission. No tickets or reservations necessary.
