page_title: Lav
hierarchical_section_title: Lav
caption_attribution_description: English: Lava and Kusa, the sons of Rāma. Both figures are shown standing and have two arms and blue skin. They wears yellow dhoti’s and are crowned. Lava, on the left is shown holding a bow and arrow with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. Kusa, on the right is shown holding a bow and a flower with a red shawl over his shoulders. Both men wear necklaces, armlets and have sectarian marks drawn on their arms and chests. Lava is shown wearing wooden sandals on his feet whilst Kusa is barefoot. In the distance behind the pair are shown hills and trees. The painting is surrounded by a black border.
context_page_description: Lav or Lava, in Hindu mythology, was the son of the deity and hero Rama and his wife, Sita. According to legend, Lav founded the ancient South Asian city of Lahore, now in Pakistan; while his brother Kash, or Kashava, founded the nearby city of Kasur.
context_section_description: Lav or Lava, in Hindu mythology, was the son of the deity and hero Rama (see the classical Indian epic poem Ramayana) and his wife, Sita. According to legend, Lav founded the ancient South Asian city of Lahore, now in Pakistan; while his brother Kash, or Kashava, founded the nearby city of Kasur.
caption: Lava and Kusha, the sons of Rama
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