พระบรมมหาราชวัง mural, detail, Hanuman fighting the fishes (Ramakien รามเกียรติ์)*

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Bangkok, Grand Palace

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*I'm not 100% sure this info is accurate, but I suppose it is; info gathered from links below (any correction is very welcome, info regarding other details of the mural are also welcome).

"One of the most dazzling sights at Bangkok’s Grand Palace are the murals that line the inner walls Wat Phra Kaew. Depicting the Ramakian, the Thai version of the Hindu epic the Ramayana" from this link (I like the description regarding constant renovation...cf some pics of the artists at work in this stream)

"The Ramakien (รามเกียรติ์) is Thailand's national epic, derived from the Indian Ramayana epic. ..." Ramakien wiki

Hanuman, the king/general monkey Hanuman wiki

I strongly suppose, this describes the above detail; From here:
"To take his army to Lanka, Rama had to build a causeway across a strait. King Sugriva and his monkey army began the work, assisted by Hanuman. But King Ravana interfered. He ordered his mermaid daughter to assemble all the fish to spoil the construction. So as rocks and stones were thrown into the sea, they were immediately removed by the fish. Fighting the fish, Hanuman realised that they were acting under orders of the mermaid. She was beautiful, and Hanuman won her love. She ordered the fish to take the stones back, and later, she gave birth to a boy, Machanu, who was half monkey and half fish. When the boy grew up, he went to live in a pond in front of the palace of a giant, serving as a guard."