The epic scene from the Uttara Kand when Sita is taken into the earth by her mother, Bhoomi Devi, has been depicted by Arijit Dutta Chowdhury. There is despair, sadness and love in this image where Rama cries out in anguish but Sita’s decision is final. The details, like the throne lifted by serpents, is described in the Ramayana.