. . . "The subject on the kalaga (Ramayana) was a great favourite at the Burmese court, and on certain occasions took forty-five nights to perform. It depicts scenes between the forces of Yama Min (Rama) and Datthageri (Ravanna) the ten-headed demon king of Lingadipa (Sri Lanka. \n\nAll the characters are elegantly dressed in the courtly style of the first half of the 19th century.\n\nHistorical significance: The back ground cloth was used in China and exported for commercial and diplomatic transactions from the late 18th century onwards.\nProduced in quantity, with different coloured backgrounds, in a mainstream Chinese silk weaving workshop. Inf. Verity Wilson 2002"@en . "The subject on the kalaga (Ramayana) was a great favourite at the Burmese court, and on certain occasions took forty-five nights to perform. It depicts scenes between the forces of Yama Min (Rama) and Datthageri (Ravanna) the ten-headed demon king of Lingadipa (Sri Lanka. \n\nAll the characters are elegantly dressed in the courtly style of the first half of the 19th century.\n\nHistorical significance: The back ground cloth was used in China and exported for commercial and diplomatic transactions from the late 18th century onwards.\nProduced in quantity, with different coloured backgrounds, in a mainstream Chinese silk weaving workshop. Inf. Verity Wilson 2002"@en .