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Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For, c1875-1925. While returning to his village, Jujaka beats Jali and Kanhi with a stick, but divine beings keep watch over the children. As seen at the top of the painting, each night Jujaka sleeps in a tree to protect himself from wild animals. Divine beings appear in the forms of Vessantara and Maddi and comfort the children until morning.